National Joint Powers Alliance

NJPA is a public agency serving as a national contracting agency that serves over 47,000 Member agencies throughout the country. NJPA offers a multitude of nationally competitively bid contracted world class companies offering high quality products, equipment and service solutions to all education, government and other non-profit entities.

We offer our Members cooperative contract purchasing solutions that enable contracted suppliers and Member agencies to work smarter and more efficient as they do business with each other. NJPA does this by establishing a business and service alliance between member buyers and contracted suppliers ensuring a valued and successful national purchasing program.

Locally in Minnesota, NJPA offers a variety of regional programs for counties, cities and schools that comprise an area known as “Region 5.” We successfully aid in the planning, development and provision of services in a vast array of fields, including technology, health insurance, education curriculum, staffing, health and safety and more.