Contract Number: EI00171
Contract Date: 02/01/2022 – 01/31/2032
Agreement: Competitive
Renewals: None
Award Summary: Click RFP Number Field to view all awarded suppliers
eProcurement: N/A
RFP Number & Name: 683547 / General Consulting Services
Contract Availability: Healthcare; Higher Education; K-12

Civic Initiatives

The Public Knowledge® (Owners of Civic Initiatives) contract provides E&I member institutions with access to comprehensive procurement and operational consulting services that strengthen compliance, improve efficiency, and maximize the value of institutional resources. From strategic planning and organizational assessments to policy development, procurement transformation, technology implementation, project management, and staff training, Public Knowledge® helps educational institutions build resilient procurement operations that support their mission and long-term success.

Public Knowledge® (owners of Civic Initiatives) delivers procurement consulting and transformation services built by procurement professionals for procurement professionals. Through this contract, E&I members gain access to experienced public procurement practitioners who provide practical, vendor-neutral guidance and hands-on support to strengthen procurement operations, drive operational excellence, improve compliance, support sustainable procurement transformation, and achieve lasting organizational results.

Contract Differentiators
  • Built by procurement professionals for procurement professionals, bringing firsthand experience from the roles their clients rely on to support.
  • Exclusive focus on public sector and education procurement, with deep expertise serving K–12 schools, colleges, universities, state and local governments, and other public organizations.
  • Former public procurement leaders with expertise in procurement regulations, cooperative purchasing, audit readiness, compliance, and operational best practices.
  • End-to-end procurement transformation—from assessments and strategic planning through implementation, change management, and long-term operational support.
  • Flexible engagement models include interim procurement leadership, staff augmentation, project-based consulting, specialized expertise, and fractional procurement leadership.
  • Hands-on execution that delivers practical solutions—not just recommendations and reports.
  • Independent, vendor-neutral advisory services driven by member objectives and procurement best practices rather than software sales or implementation quotas.
  • Rapid engagement through this competitively solicited contract.
  • Ability to strengthen compliance, increase operational efficiency, and advance procurement maturity.

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Economic Benefit Model Statement

The E&I Economic Benefit Model™ (EBM) is a powerful tool that your institution can use to measure and communicate the overall value of its procurement activities. This benefit is derived from three key areas:

Using the EBM, each of E&I’s more than 260 competitively solicited contracts have been scored with a Total Economic Benefit™ (TEB) to member institutions.

The TEB of this Civic Initiatives contract is in the range of 4.0-10.0%.

ECONOMIC BENEFIT MODEL

Total Economic Benefit of this Contract:

4.0-10.0%

The Economic Benefit Model TEB is determined from baseline cost comparisons using historical data, competitive intelligence, market benchmarking, vendor quotes, and related criteria.

To learn more, visit EBM or contact your E&I Member Representative.

NOTE: This contract predates the launch of the Economic Benefit Model (EBM) and has not yet been subjected to the Model’s rigorous calculation. The Total Economic Benefit (TEB) above currently represents an average savings based on a limited number of data points.

Please check back soon! A full EBM calculation of this contract is pending, and this page will be updated accordingly.

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