American Office Products Distributors, Inc. is extremely proud to announce that it has been awarded a National Contract with Premier Purchasing Partners. AOPD’s Premier National Contract will be effective August 1, 2013 and is a 3 year contract. AOPD is currently a Premier contracted supplier in the Premier SEEDS program and with this award graduates to the Premier National Contract program.
Premier Purchasing Partners is a health care strategic alliance enterprise that enables hospitals to improve their clinical and financial performance in the United States. Premier offers its members group purchasing and supply chain services, clinical and operational performance measurement, benchmarking, and insurance programs. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
“AOPD is tremendously pleased to have received this contract award. Winning this contract involved a lot of time and considerable effort by the AOPD Premier National Contract Committee. Our committee is comprised of Mark Leazer of FSI Office and Frank Fera of Bulldog Office Products, both members of the AOPD Board of Directors; AOPD Bid Manager Mike Mathews, AOPD National Accounts Manager, Tom Buxton, AOPD GM/National Operations Manager, Sharon Stepien, and the AOPD Headquarters staff,” stated Bud Mundt, AOPD Executive Director. He continued, “We look forward to this opportunity to further our national accounts program and bring more new business to the AOPD dealers.”