A.
The County may participate in, sponsor, conduct or administer a joint procurement agreement in conjunction with one or more other public bodies, or public agencies or institutions or localities of the several states, of the United States or its territories, the District of Columbia, the U.S. General Services Administration or the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, for the purpose of combining requirements to increase efficiency or reduce administrative expenses in any acquisition of goods, services or construction.
B.
Any public body that enters into a cooperative procurement agreement with the County shall comply with the policies and procedures herein; except that if the County enters into a cooperative procurement agreement with a county, city or town that has alternative policies and procedures adopted pursuant to Subsection (A)(9) or (A)(10) of § 2.2-4343 of the Procurement Act, the County shall comply with those policies and procedures.