OMNIA Partners Announces Continued Expansion of its OPUS E-commerce Platform
More than 4 million new MRO, office supply, medical education and safety products
have been added for online purchase using cooperative contracts
"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
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.
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)
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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
OPUS is free to all public sector and nonprofit agencies in the
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.
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