Skip the Bid with OMNIA Partners
Public sector procurement leaders face a virtually impossible challenge: deliver maximum value while navigating endless bureaucracy, stretched budgets, and time-consuming bid processes that drain resources — but what if you could skip the bid entirely while remaining compliant and still achieve successful outcomes?
Why the Traditional Bid Process is Failing You
Every RFP you issue represents weeks of internal preparation, months of evaluation, and countless hours that could be spent making a difference in any number of ways. But instead, you're typically competing for the same limited pool of qualified suppliers, often ending up with mediocre results despite exhaustive efforts.
The math is simple: Complex purchases that historically required 9-12 months are being completed in weeks.
The OMNIA Partners Advantage: Public Sector Procurement Solutions That Work
As the nation's largest and most experienced cooperative purchasing organization, OMNIA Partners has already done the heavy lifting. Our team of procurement experts has conducted competitive solicitations, negotiated the terms, and secured the contracts you need — all at no cost to your organization.
What Can OMNIA Partners Members Expect?
Immediate Access to Cooperative Contracts
- 200+ competitively solicited contracts covering all key spending categories
- Agreements with leading national suppliers already vetted for public sector compliance
- Contract lifecycle management handled by our dedicated team
Revolutionary Technology Platform
- OPUS: Our groundbreaking ecommerce platform designed specifically for public sector needs
- Over 7 million SKUs across 120 categories with real-time pricing
- Built-in compliance safeguards and streamlined approval workflows
- Single search across multiple suppliers with instant supplier support
Expert Guidance When You Need It
- Subject Matter Experts in Furniture, MRO & Facilities, HR & Contingent Workforce, IT & Telecom, Freight & Logistics, and Food
- Strategic guidance for simplified procurement operations
- Spend visibility and analytics to identify optimization opportunities
Your Membership Benefits Include:
- No membership costs, fees, or order obligations
- Access to exceptional cost-saving leverage through collective purchasing power
- Diverse selection of category solutions across all major spending areas
- Premium products and services from industry-leading suppliers
- Complete avoidance of RFPs and bidding processes for covered categories, it has already been completed by a lead agency.
- Unparalleled network of peers sharing best practices and insights
- Strategic guidance for simplified procurement operations
Real Results from Real Members

Why would I want to go through that bid process if someone else has already done it? The fact that OMNIA Partners exists to do that process...it's a game-changer for us. It eliminates a huge amount of work. It simplifies the process.

Having access to a wide range of contracts helps us manage tail spend without running a new bid for every large purchase. We can use the cooperative’s terms and pricing as a benchmark, allowing commodity managers to focus on higher-value projects that drive savings or service improvements.

Des Moines Area Community College frequently uses cooperative contracts to secure competitive pricing without the time and resource demands of an RFP. OMNIA Partners’ portfolio has delivered value across a range of products and services, offering both time and cost savings we’ll continue to rely on.
Join Over 58,000 Agencies Already Transforming Their Procurement
OMNIA Partners has successfully orchestrated an ecosystem that allows all members — from small municipalities to large state agencies — to thrive in the digital age. With over 58,000 public agencies in the state and local education (SLED) market now accessing streamlined procurement, we're setting a new standard for efficiency in public sector purchasing.
The choice is clear: Continue wrestling with outdated procurement processes that drain your resources or join the thousands of agencies that have discovered a better way to buy.
Your community deserves public sector procurement solutions that work as hard as you do. Your team deserves tools that amplify their impact rather than bog them down in bureaucracy. Your budget deserves the buying power that comes from collective action.
Transform your procurement today. Because when you skip the bid, you don't skip the value — you multiply it.