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Educational & Institutional Cooperative Service (E&I)

A University Strategic Alliance Partner for Collaborative Buying Services

E&I The Educational & Institutional Cooperative Service (E&I), the only collaborative buying organization dedicated to higher education, is our primary collaborative buying business partner.

In addition to the contract suppliers listed below, Purchasing Services is partnering with E&I in the Higher Education Collaborate Sourcing Project with other major institutions across the country. Purchasing Services evaluates each newly awarded E&I competitively bid contract for its competitiveness to existing Penn pricing. Purchasing Services will adopt and implement each new E&I competitively bid contract when the E&I contract supplier pricing as well as business terms and conditions are favorable to the University.

Penn Enabled E&I Travel Contract Suppliers

Supplier Commodity
Enterprise / National / Philly Car Share Car Rental
Hertz Car Rental
Wyndham Hotel Group Hotel

Penn Enabled E&I Purchasing Contract Suppliers

Supplier Commodity
Airgas USA Industrial, Medical & Research Gases
The Baker Company (Colcom Incorporated) Baker Workstation & Cabinets
Beckman Coulter Research Centrifuges
Federal Express Express Delivery & Freight
Gaylord Brothers Furnishings, Furniture
Getinge USA Incorporated Sterilization & Washer Equipment & Supplies
Global Industries Furniture, Furnishings
GovConnection Computer Peripherals
Grainger Incorporated Facilities Maintenance Products
Henry Schein Incorporated Athletic Supplies
Hewlett Packard Computer Equipment
HireRight Incorporated Staff Management Services
Interface America Incorporated
   (Alpha Flooring, Metropolitan,
    Contract Carpet, American Floors)
Flooring
Ricoh USA Copier & Facsimile Equipment
Specialty Underwriters Equipment Maintenance Program
Steelcase
   (Brayton, Details, Turnstone,
    Metro, Vecta)
- A Pomerantz & Company
- Corporate Interiors
Office Furniture
Steris Corporation Life Sciences Equipment & Maintenance Services
Technology Integration Group Electronic Peripherals
Whalen's Moving & Storage Company Faculty & Staff Relocation Services
Xerox Document Management

Annual Purchases

Annual purchase spend with E&I suppliers (excluding purchasing card spend) for CY2011 = $6.7M

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