Contract Number: EI00205
Contract Date: 06/01/2022 – 05/31/2028
Agreement: Negotiation
Renewals: 1 4-year renewal remaining
Award Summary: Click RFP Number Field to view all awarded suppliers
eProcurement: N/A
RFP Number & Name: Negotiated – No RFP / Education Expense Management & Savings Program, Research & Librarian Support Services
Contract Availability: Healthcare;Higher Education;K-12

HPC International

The HPC contract offers services to centralize and control costs for educational resources, professional development, and conferences, as well as an innovative library management service. E&I members benefit from better management and control of typically decentralized purchases and expenses related to educational professional development, including subscriptions, membership fees, conferences, and continuing education.

Through Education Concierge™, Enterprise Librarian™, and Value Analysis Research™, HPC International helps organizations drive innovation through technology, achieve savings on professional education, produce evidence-based research for academic and healthcare institutions, and more. Their core services allow E&I members to prioritize business needs stress-free at negotiated pricing and terms.

Contract Differentiators
  • Education Concierge™ helps institutions centralize, better manage, and control expenses related to professional development for employees, researchers, and faculty members
    • Centralize and manage professional development and continuing education (CE/CME/PD) costs through an online portal that allows users to submit requests, negotiates discounted prices with vendors, secures internal expense approval, and facilitates vendor payments
  • Enterprise Librarian™ helps institutions staff libraries with remote masters-trained librarians on a temporary, long-term, full-time, or part-time basis
    • Librarians provide on-demand research support, oversight of library subscription resources and annual renewals, management of library budgets, support for professional education and CME programs, and technical expertise to build and maintain a virtual library for your institution
  • Value Analysis Research™ is a customized, objective third-party research service that evaluates the latest evidence-based health and science literature to compare clinical- and cost-effectiveness of various healthcare products, surgical devices, and medical equipment
    • Request on-demand executive research papers on any topic, presented in a concise summary that helps decision makers evaluate product choices through evidence-based guidance before purchasing
  • Implementation and support from HPC’s dedicated team

Supplier Inclusion

HPC International is a diverse owned E&I supplier with national certifications by the Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council, a regional affiliate of the National Minority Supplier Development Council (MBE). HPC International is able to provide Tier 1 diverse spending solutions to E&I members. For more information about diversity certifications, see the contract documents tab or contact your E&I Representative for assistance.

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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 215 competitively solicited contracts have been scored with a Total Economic Benefit™ (TEB) to member institutions.

The TEB of this HPC International contract is in the range of 3.0-10.0%.

ECONOMIC BENEFIT MODEL

Total Economic Benefit of this Contract:

3.0-10.0%

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.

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