AOPD's Response to RFP - NCPA

Tab 4 – Vendor Profile Please provide the following information about your company: ♦ Company’s official registered name. American Office Products Distributors, Inc. ♦ Brief history of your company, including the year it was established. American Office Products Dealers (AOPD) and its affiliated dealers has long stood as the premier dealer marketing organization in North America and the dealers chosen as members of this association represent the best independents in their respective markets. North America’s oldest and most dependable office products marketing group, AOPD has been continuously providing distribution to regional, commercial and government accounts since its incorporation in 1978. AOPD was formed by a group of independent dealers who wanted to be able to provide exemplary service and lower prices to their customers with multiple locations across North America. The AOPD dealers utilize the resources of their sister dealers to form a network of distribution and service centers working together to service contract customers with the quality branded products, personalized customer service and competitive pricing. While there are many independent dealers in the U.S., the members of AOPD are some of the largest and most successful. Our dealers are all small businesses (less than 500 employees) and many carry other socioeconomic designations such as Woman Owned, Minority Owned, HUB Zone, and Veteran Owned. We are particularly proud of the national and regional contract successes of the AOPD dealers. AOPD currently has two hundred ninety commercial contracts and two Federal government contracts. The AOPD dealer network currently consists of seventy two independent, local dealers that service nationally and internationally with agreements with dealer partners in Australia, Canada and Europe. There are currently sixty three AOPD dealers in the United States. Our largest group of dealers is located in the great State of Texas. AOPD has ten dealer members with eighteen locations in the State of Texas able to service the entire state. We all know how important it is that tax dollars stay in the local community, supporting the local economies, boosting employment and sustaining small business. The AOPD network is dedicated to providing “Local Service Nationwide” and keeping business in our communities whenever possible. Success for an independent dealer organization depends on cooperation, competitive pricing, fully integrated systems and tremendous customer service. The AOPD network is able to deliver office supplies anywhere in their respective state within 1-­‐3 business days as well as respond to customer service inquiries within 1 hour. This is what our customers can expect from the dealers supporting AOPD contracts. Each of our dealers are locally owned and operated, and are well known and respected leaders within their communities. AOPD is headquartered in the Chicago suburb of St. Charles, Illinois and is managed by a group of dedicated directors with ## combined years of experience in the office products industry with AOPD. ♦ Company’s Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) number. 039636337