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NATIONAL. SCHOOL DISTRICT PURCHASING COOPERATIVE ORGANIZATIONAL INTERLOCAL AGREEME EN`F This Organizational .Interlocal. Agreernent ("Agreement"), executed by .and among the School District of Caroline County, Maryland, the School District of St. Mary's County, Maryland, the Warwick Public School District, Rhode island, and 'the Providence Public School District, Rhode Island, collectively referred to as the "Organizing Local Governments.."- do hereby organia and create the National School District Purchasing Cooperative '(the `:Cooperative"), pursuant to Mo. C©DE ANN., STATE PIN. & PRoc. § 13-110 (West 2009), and R.l.Gaq.LnFvs § M-2-9.2 (2009). The Organizing Local Governments, for and in consideration of the premises and mutual agreements set, forth. below, hereby agree as follows: Article 1. Formation of the Coo erative. a. The Organizing Local Governments hereby create this Cooperative for their mutual benefit and for the benefit of all eligible governmental entities, wherever located in the United States, which may become a. part of the Cooperative. It is agreed that governmental entities may join this Cooperative by becoming a party to this Agreement. at any.,fline iduririg the �-term ;of'this Agreement, -or,,,as,otherwise -*authorized- by -the Cooperative (and, for purposes of this Agreement, the same shall be referred to as "Cooperative Memberss" herein). b. The Cooperative shall operate on behalf of its participating Cooperative Members, and Cooperative Members shall constitute governmental entities authorized to enter .into interlocal, inte3rgoverm-rental or joint powers agreements under the laws of their respective states. c. The purpose of the Cooperative is to obtain the benefits and efficiencies that can, acccrue to Cooperative Members by participating .in a cooperative .effort to (i) comply -with the governmental procurement regi irements applicable to the State of purchase; (ii) ident fji qualified vendors of commodities, goods and services that will meet the needs of Cooperative Members; (iii) relieve or case the burden of the governmental purchasing function by promoting administrative efficiency and intergovernmental cooperation; and (iv) realize .the various potential economies of scale, 'including administrative and other cost savings, that can be achieved from volume purchasing on a national scale. d. This .Agreement, and the Cooperative formed hereunder, shall be governed under the laws of the State of Rhode Island, specifically, R.I.G�N.LAws § 16-2-9.2 (2009). Additionally, the parties intend for this Agreement and this Cooperative to comply with the various laws governing interlocal, intergoverrunental, or joint powers agreements applicable to the participating Cooperative Members. Nothing. in this Agreement is intended to wade the purposes of any state or local procurement laws. Page l of 12 82