More than 4 million new MRO, office supply,
medical education and safety products
have been added for online purchase using cooperative
contracts
FRANKLIN, Tenn., June 20,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- OMNIA Partners, the
country's largest public and private group purchasing organization,
today announced a major expansion of OPUS – the company's free
e-commerce platform that provides public sector and nonprofit
agencies access to industry-leading pricing and contract terms
across hundreds of suppliers. OPUS users can now buy products from
eight new nationally recognized suppliers, streamlining the
purchasing process for everything from office supplies to
industrial equipment.
"Nearly 5,000 government agencies and nonprofits are using OPUS
to modernize their procurement process and more easily access the
benefits of cooperative contracts," said Todd Abner, OMNIA Partners Founder and CEO. "The
user-friendly experience and functionality of our platform is
solving the staffing constraints and high demands being placed on
buying organizations. They are able to get the products and
services they need at industry leading prices quickly, while still
adhering to their compliance requirements."
Finding the right products or services across a wide range of
functional departments is often challenging for procurement
leaders. OMNIA Partners developed OPUS to remedy this
challenge, allowing organizational buyers to find anything they
need in one place, with one login and one shopping cart across
multiple suppliers.
Now, county governments covering nearly 25 percent of
the U.S. population are using OPUS, along with thousands of
other city governments, school systems and nonprofit organizations.
OMNIA Partners continues to invest in improving OPUS features to
better serve these customers, while also adding notable new
suppliers and product categories available for purchase online
under its cooperative contracts.
Eight new suppliers have made their catalogs available for
purchase in OPUS, representing more than 4 million SKUs in more
than 90 categories, including maintenance, repair and operations
(MRO), protective safety equipment for law enforcement and first
responders, office supplies and medical education supplies. In
total, OPUS users have access to products from approximately 300
suppliers.
New suppliers who are now selling on OPUS include:
- ODP Business Solutions (formerly Office Depot Business
Solutions) – A leading distributor of office supplies, furniture,
technology, cleaning and breakroom products and
services. (NASDAQ: ODP)
- Global Industrial Company – A national distributor of
industrial and MRO products needed to run businesses and
facilities. (NYSE: GIC)
- Grainger – A national, broad
line distributor of MRO products and services including technical
support and inventory management. (NYSE: GWW)
- Lawson – A national distributor of industrial, commercial,
institutional and government MRO products and
services. (NASDAQ: DSGR)
- MSC Industrial Supply – A national distributor of a broad range
of metalworking and MRO solutions. (NYSE: MSM)
- Pocket Nurse – A leading supplier of medical education supplies
for nursing programs, EMS training, pharmacy tech and physical
therapy. (Privately Held)
- Quill – A national online retailer of essential office supplies
for organizations including paper, ink, toner, cleaning and
breakroom supplies, furniture, technology and custom printing.
(Privately Held)
- Safeware – A national distributor of specialty products for the
protection of law enforcement agencies, fire departments, rescue
operators, hazmat teams and government entities. (Privately
Held)
"Adding these category-leading suppliers is a major step forward
in the value OPUS delivers to customers," said Denise Woodside, OMNIA Partners EVP of
Operations and Digital Strategy. "Our world-class supplier partners
are committed to helping us move the industry forward with the same
modern technology and buying experience that we all enjoy in our
personal lives."
OPUS is free to all public sector and nonprofit agencies in the
U.S., and since it is an online e-commerce site, there is no
implementation or set up and no subscription costs.
Learn more about OPUS and its benefits here.
About OMNIA Partners OPUS
OMNIA Partners OPUS is the only free e-commerce platform that
provides public sector and nonprofit agencies access to hundreds of
competitively solicited, publicly awarded cooperative contracts
across all major categories. Unlike traditional purchasing, OPUS
allows users to research and buy from multiple suppliers with a
single login and a single shopping cart, making it easier than ever
to purchase the items organizations need.
OMNIA Partners is the largest and most experienced purchasing
organization for public and private sector procurement. Visit
www.OMNIAPartners.com to learn more.
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