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...

E&I Cooperative Services offers SAFE HealthCheck™ to its membership of over 5,000 U.S. educational institutions DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 15, 2020 -- E&I Cooperative Services (E&I), the only member-owned, non-profit cooperative focused exclusively on higher education, today announced it has awarded a contract to Safe Health Systems, Inc. (SAFE) to make the SAFE HealthCheck app quickly available with preferred pricing to its member institutions across the United States. Safe Health Systems (SAFE), operator of the SAFE Digital Healthcare Platform, partnered with Hedera Hashgraph, the enterprise grade...

Cooperative focuses on delivering solutions to help higher ed institutions accelerate economic recovery November 23, 2020 – E&I Cooperative Services (E&I) – the only member-owned, non-profit cooperative focused exclusively on education – has announced a bold new vision to rapidly increase the value delivered to educational institutions. The Cooperative’s strategy includes an aggressive hiring initiative. “Pandemic-related budget cuts, tuition decreases, and declining enrollments are placing significant economic strain on our member institutions,” said Eric Frank,...

Higher Education and K-12 institutions benefit from extra dollars in a time of budget constraints September 9, 2020 – E&I Cooperative Services (E&I) is returning more than $2.3 million to members in the form of patronage refunds. As a member-owned, non-profit purchasing cooperative, E&I distributes a percentage of its net income at the end of each year to its member institutions. Each member’s annual purchasing activity is used to calculate the amount of their patronage...

Marketplace to serve as one-stop-shop for E&I member institutions to source PPE September 2, 2020 – E&I Cooperative Services (E&I) has launched its online PPE Marketplace. This one-stop-shop allows E&I member institutions in higher ed and K-12 to pre-order a variety of PPE products, including masks, gloves, gowns, face shields, hand wipes, sanitizer, and more. The PPE Marketplace also includes critical services such as COVID-19 testing and contact tracing. “Our members face an ongoing challenge...

Collaboration will Support COVID-Related Procurement for Education July 30, 2020 –E&I Cooperative Services (E&I), the only member-owned, non-profit sourcing cooperative focused solely on education, has formed a strategic partnership with e-Literate, an organization dedicated to helping higher education enable more students to succeed. E&I will be contributing its Recovery Solutions Navigator to e-Literate’s Empirical Educator Project (EEP) as a resilience network procurement solution. E&I’s Recovery Solutions Navigator is a comprehensive tool aimed at helping institutions easily...

Coalition Brings Together Higher Education Technology Leaders to Effect Positive Industry Change July 7, 2020 – E&I Cooperative Services (E&I) has named two new members to its National Coalition on Enterprise Systems & Services. Joining the Coalition are Jennifer Adling, Chief Procurement Officer, Texas Tech University and Mary Dukakis, Vice President, Facilities & Operational Services, Southern New Hampshire University. These two new members will help drive the mission and strategic direction of the now 21-member Coalition. According to...