Press Releases

Two new e-procurement platforms now available to E&I members JERICHO, N.Y., September 14, 2021 – E&I Cooperative Services (E&I), the only member-owned, non-profit procurement cooperative focused exclusively on education, today announced the launch of two new e-procurement solutions designed to help its members optimize their sourcing operations. The new solutions include the no-cost, plug-and-play E&I Marketplace, and EqualLevel, Sponsored by E&I, an e-procurement platform that makes it easy for institutions that may have previously found...

New Agreement Makes Carahsoft’s Entire Cloud Portfolio Available to E&I Members in Higher Education, K-12, and Healthcare across the U.S. RESTON, Va. — May 11, 2021 — Carahsoft Technology Corp., The Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider®, today announced that it has been chosen by E&I Cooperative Services (E&I) to serve as a cloud solutions and services distributor for E&I’s more than 5,000 member institutions across the U.S. The master agreement between Carahsoft and E&I supports higher education institutions,...

2020 Results Presented During Annual Stockholders’ Meeting   Jericho, N.Y. – E&I Cooperative Services (E&I), the only member-owned, non-profit procurement cooperative focused exclusively on higher education, recently held its annual Stockholders’ Meeting via virtual conference. Year-end financial results for the Cooperative were presented along with the results of its Board of Directors election. The following 2020 financial and performance results were shared: Member purchases exceeded $2.2 billion The Board voted to return $2.4 million to...

Partnership Expands Affordable Access to Secure Vendor Management in an Era of Remote Work February 4, 2021, Waltham, MA and Jericho, NY-  PaymentWorks and E&I Cooperative Services (E&I) recently launched a competitively solicited lead public agency (LPA) contract for supplier information management (SIM) systems. This agreement creates an avenue for E&I members in higher education and K-12 to implement secure, repeatable, transparent vendor onboarding and relationship management. PaymentWorks’ unique business identity platform automates the complex...