Government cooperative purchasing agreements from APi National Service Group is a cost-effective fire and life safety procurement method that maximizes your local taxpayer’s funds. When procuring fire and life safety services for federal, state, or local public agencies, you can unintentionally extend a project's timeline when running a full RFP and wonder if you are receiving the best possible value. This issue grows larger when factoring in the need to conserve resources, meet deadlines, and stay within budget.