OMNIA Partners Finalizes Purchase of U.S. Communities
May 24 2018 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
Acquisition partners two cooperative purchasing
leaders to generate combined savings and value for public
agencies
OMNIA Partners announces that it has finalized the purchase of
Communities Program Management, LLC (CPM), the organization that
staffs and manages the operations of the U.S. Communities
Government Purchasing Alliance (U.S. Communities). CPM has managed
the U.S. Communities program since its inception and will continue
to do so going forward.
The U.S. Communities program provides world-class procurement
resources and solutions to local and state government agencies,
school districts (K-12), higher education, and nonprofits.
Participants have access to a broad range of
competitively-solicited contracts with best-in-class national
suppliers.
OMNIA Partners is a national group purchasing organization that
includes four subsidiaries: National IPA, Prime
Advantage, Corporate United, and now, U.S. Communities.
“With the completion of the purchase, we will begin to explore
the synergies of all OMNIA Partners companies and identify ways to
provide value to their respective stakeholders,” says M. Todd
Abner, President and CEO of OMNIA Partners. “Since 1996, U.S.
Communities has been a trusted resource for public procurement
professionals. We are enthusiastic about what we’ll be able to
accomplish now that they are part of the OMNIA Partners
organization.”
“U.S. Communities has long held the goal of driving benefit to
public agencies,” says Kevin Juhring, President of CPM/U.S.
Communities. “Now we’ll be able to work towards this goal with
OMNIA’s support. I’m encouraged that together, we’ll be able to
drive improvements that will benefit public agencies and the
supplier companies who serve them.”
About OMNIA Partners
OMNIA Partners is a leading group purchasing organization (GPO)
in procurement and supply chain management. Comprised of four
subsidiaries: Corporate United, Prime Advantage, National IPA and
U.S. Communities, OMNIA Partners serves over 35 industries in both
the private and public sector. Through Corporate United, the GPO
provides world-class indirect supply and service offerings for
companies across the globe, including more than 20% of the Fortune
1000. Through Prime Advantage, the GPO offers access to elite
direct materials suppliers specializing in commodities, engineered
components, raw materials, services and supplies. The GPO also
covers sourcing needs across the public sector through National IPA
and newly acquired U.S. Communities, with fully transparent,
value-driven pricing. OMNIA Partners leverages the economies of
scale of its group with decades of procurement experience to
execute mutually rewarding contracts in a multitude of verticals,
while providing an extensive portfolio of sourcing solutions and
partnerships for its members and suppliers.
About U.S. Communities
U.S. Communities is a leading national government purchasing
cooperative, providing world class government procurement resources
and solutions to local and state government agencies, school
districts (K-12), higher education institutions, and nonprofit
organizations. U.S. Communities was founded in 1996 in partnership
with several National Sponsors. Today, those National Sponsors
include the Association of School Business Officials, the National
Association of Counties, the National League of Cities, the United
States Conference of Mayors, and the National Governors
Association. More than 55,000 registered agencies, education
institutions and nonprofits utilize U.S. Communities contracts to
procure more than $2.7 billion in products and services
annually.
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For OMNIA PartnersPaul Lindsley,
615-585-3487Paul.lindsley@phase3mc.com