Press Releases

E&I Cooperative members can now take advantage of three competitively awarded contracts with Pitney Bowes. This global technology company crafts innovative products and solutions in the areas of customer information management, location intelligence, customer engagement, shipping and mailing, and global e-commerce. E&I’s Pitney Bowes contracts service three unique areas: mail and sortation services, shipping and mailing, and software solutions. Mail and Sortation Services Pitney Bowes Production Mail and Sortation Services allows E&I members to find...

Gilbane Building Company, a national leader in the construction of K-12 and higher education projects, has been awarded a Master Services Agreement (MSA) to provide program management/construction manager as agent services to Educational & Institutional Cooperative Services (E&I) members. Through this strategic partnership, E&I’s 4,000+ members will have a vehicle to engage Gilbane on preconstruction, construction and enhanced consulting services as well as serve as a staff extension, a true trusted advocate, on an as-needed...

October is National Cooperative Month and E&I is celebrating - along with 40,000 other cooperative businesses serving more than 120 million people nationwide - by recognizing the many ways “Cooperatives Build” trust, stronger communities, more resilient economies, and a better world. A Lesson on Cooperatives Cooperatives are businesses that are owned and governed by members - the people who use the products and services they provide. From food co-ops to farmer co-ops, worker co-ops to...

E&I members can take advantage of the following competitively awarded agreements recently added to the Cooperative’s athletics portfolio: Anthony Travel, The Aspire Group, FieldTurf, and Navigate Research. These contracts have been designed to help campus athletic departments manage costs and/or enhance revenues. Anthony Travel Anthony Travel helps institutions customize a comprehensive travel solution using unique negotiated vendor agreements for air, hotel, and bus travel. This contract provides an efficient campus-wide travel solution that drives cost...

E&I Cooperative Services’ member-driven competitive solicitation process has been reviewed and validated by the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP) as being in compliance with generally accepted public procurement standards used by most public agencies across the United States. NIGP evaluation of the Cooperative's competitive RFP process was based upon a number of criteria including: analysis of procedures and implementation; comparison to the ABA Model Procurement Code; analysis of cooperative member relationships; review and analysis...

E&I Cooperative Services returned more than $25 million to members in the form of rebates in 2015, and approved another $3.5 million to be returned in the form of patronage refunds, according to a report disclosed at the Cooperative's Annual Stockholders' Meeting. E&I also posted a number of other notable 2015 achievements: Purchases exceeded $2.5 billion - nearly $200 million over last year Members realized over $200 million in savings by utilizing E&I contracts Members...

E&I Cooperative Services’ member-driven competitive solicitation process has been reviewed and validated by the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP) as being in compliance with generally accepted public procurement standards used by most public agencies across the United States. NIGP evaluation of the Cooperative's competitive RFP process was based upon a number of criteria including: analysis of procedures and implementation; comparison to the ABA Model Procurement Code; analysis of cooperative member relationships; review and analysis...