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Search APN’s contracted and preferred supplier partners by name, category, partnership type, and state.

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Best in Class Partners 

APN doesn’t stack ten competitors in every category. Win an APN contract and you become our recommended partner to 800+ senior living communities in 35+ states — and we actively send business your way.

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What we look for

Three things, non-negotiable.

Senior living experience

You should know what a survey window is — and why a late delivery to a care community is different from a late delivery anywhere else.

A partner’s philosophy

Our members are nonprofits on tight margins. We contract with vendors who act like their success depends on the member’s success — because here, it does.

Best-in-category value

Pricing, quality, and service strong enough to win a category outright. In exchange: a committed network, not a slice of one.

The process

Straight forward Process to work with APN.

Step one
Send an inquiry

Your category and your senior living track record, in the form below.

Step two
Complete the packet

We email you everything; you return it the same way.

Step three
A vetting conversation

By phone or in person. Some categories go to a formal RFP.

Step four
Contract — and commitment

Selected partners get the network’s business and our active support making it work.

Because APN runs a sole-source model, most categories already have a partner. Strong challengers are still worth an inquiry — contracts renew, categories evolve, and member requests open new ones.

Vendor inquiry

Make your case.

Every inquiry is read by the person who negotiates our contracts. Tell us what you’d bring to 800+ communities.

Rob Medley

VP of Operations · Vendor Partnerships

robmedley@alliancepurchasing.org

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