Orlando City Code § 7.1000 Cooperative Purchasing.
Sec. 7.1000. - Cooperative Purchasing.
A. Cooperative Purchasing Authority. In accordance with Section 7.202, the Chief Procurement Officer shall have the authority to enter into an agreement with one or more public entities or external procurement units to:
1. sponsor, conduct, or administer a cooperative purchasing agreement for the procurement or disposal of any supplies, services, professional services, or construction;
2. cooperatively use supplies or services;
3. commonly use or share warehousing facilities, capital equipment, and other facilities;
4. purchase goods, services, professional services, or construction;
5. receive or make available information, technical assistance, and other services that may assist in improving the efficiency or economy of procurement; or
6. provide or receive personnel services.
B. Utilization. The Chief Procurement Officer is hereby authorized to purchase from, and to award contracts that are the result of, cooperative purchasing agreements or agreements that have been awarded by a public entity or external procurement unit, in accordance with Section 7.202. The Chief Procurement Officer is also authorized to negotiate and enter into contracts directly with Vendors selected by another public entity or external procurement unit to provide similar goods, services, professional services or construction to those that may be required by the City in accordance with Section 7.202.
C. Procurement from Federal Contractors. In accordance with the dollar limits set forth in Section 7.202, the Chief Procurement Officer is expressly authorized to purchase directly from contractors holding Federal contracts that offer to sell to the City at the same or lower than the price offered for sale to the Federal Government upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon between the Chief Procurement Officer and the contractor.
D. Sale, Acquisition or Use of Supplies by a Public Entity or External Procurement Unit. The Chief Procurement Officer may contract to sell to, acquire from, or use any supplies or services (including construction services) with a public entity or external procurement unit, in accordance with the dollar limits set forth in Section 7.202.
(Ord. No. 2012-44, §§ 1, 2(Att. A), 11-5-2012, Doc. #1211051201; Ord. No. 2016-47, § 1, 5-23-2016, Doc. #1605231202)