The following entities are authorized to enter into cooperative purchasing agreements with the commissioner in accordance with section 16C.03, subdivision 10:

1. (1) one or more other states or governmental units, as described in section 471.59, subdivision 1;
2. (2) entities defined in section 16B.2975, subdivision 1;
3. (3) a registered combined charitable organization and its affiliated agencies as defined by section 43A.50;
4. (4) a charitable organization defined in section 309.50, subdivision 4, that is also a recipient of a state grant or contract;
5. (5) a nonprofit community health clinic defined in section 145.9268; and
6. (6) health care facilities that are required to provide indigent care, or any entity recognized by another state's statutes as authorized to use that state's commodity or service contracts.