Contracts
America To Go
America To Go revolutionizes the way educational institutions manage catering and food ordering. Through ATG's comprehensive platform, members can reduce costs and risk, increase compliance, streamline invoicing, and address almost any strategic priority including sustainability, healthy dining, and supplier diversity.
- From search to payment, automate the entire food ordering and catering process while maintaining user choice
- Incorporate expense policies, utilize approved vendors, and manage and pay through a single point of contact
- Vet all vendors for proper insurance and standardize your program to reduce potential fraud and overpayment
- Create and easily track initiatives to support diverse and local restaurants and caterers
- Create a virtuous sustainability cycle that meets your institution's sustainability goals
- Integrate with your eProcurement system to use your existing workflows for routing, approvals, invoicing, payment, accounting, and reporting
- 24/7 customer service with a dedicated Account Manager serving as point person with procurement, AP, risk, diversity, sustainability, users, vendors, and other stakeholders
Agati
Known for its innovative designs, durable construction, and exceptional customer service, Agati Furniture has styles ranging from classic to contemporary, including custom modification options. The E&I Agati contract opens access to this furniture expert's growing catalog of the highest quality products for education.
- Access to the entire Agati collection, including study carrels, reading tables, circulation desks, reference seating, lounge furniture, and more
- Dedicated nationwide team of representatives
- Discounts off list, delivered or installed options
- Comprehensive design services - most at no charge
- Project management from conception to installation
- Agati furniture is made in the USA
University Sleep Products
University Sleep has been the pioneer in residence hall mattress technology, durability, and safety since 1905. Developed by an MIT-trained engineer and manufactured in Elgin, Illinois, their products set the standard for quality on all specifications in the industry. University Sleep mattresses combine the finest materials, sleep research expertise, and state-of-the-art manufacturing technology to give your students a comfortable bed that lasts longer and stays clean from the inside out.
- Unmatched durability, safety, and comfort
- Mattresses are easy to clean, anti-allergen, and resistant to dust mites, bed bugs, stains, leaks, and odors
- All mattresses come with a 6-year, non-prorated warranty
- Certified to pass the more stringent, full-scale institutional mattress burn tests, including UL-1895 and California Technical Bulletin 129, Boston Fire Department IX-11 (unless noted), and the federal fire standard 16 CFR 1633
- Quick, reliable delivery from one of many factories located in the United States
- Smart shipping methods and removal/recycling practices to help reduce your institution's environmental impact
Mythics, LLC
Exclusively focused on delivering Oracle solutions, Mythics helps streamline the procurement of Oracle hardware, software, cloud services, support, and product-enabling service, putting the power of Oracle's full suite of products in your hands. As Oracle's #1 partner with over 20 years of technology experience, Mythics provides an unrivaled level of support. The Oracle stack can help your institution run optimally and efficiently, standardize and secure platforms, simplify management, and reduce costs.
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS): Migrate on-premise data to the cloud for an easier, more reliable, and cost-effective way to manage and store workloads
- Platform as a Service (PaaS): Build or migrate custom applications to a flexible, scalable, easy-to-operate, and pre-configured cloud native platform managed leveraging DevSecOps concepts
- Oracle Cloud Database as a Service: Overhaul your cloud migration strategy with expert database knowledge and Oracle's brand-new approach to the cloud
- Access to the entire Oracle product portfolio and associated training, consulting, and systems integration services under one flexible agreement
- Access to the Oracle experts, including solution architects, pre-sales engineers, license analysts, migration experts and the Mythics Consulting team to help deliver complete solutions that meet your organization's unique needs
- Oracle ERP Cloud includes financial, accounting, and procurement modules with insights from Artificial Intelligence (AI) dashboards
- Oracle Student Cloud platform includes a suite of student management and financial planning modules that work together seamlessly
- Oracle Human Capital Management (HCM) Cloud includes talent management and human resource modules for recruiting, performance management, career planning and succession, and learning
Lowe’s
Lowes is dedicated to saving E&I members time and money with the purchasing solutions you need and the industry expertise you expect. Finding cost-effective solutions that ensure the highest standard of quality is at the forefront of their mission. Lowe’s Pro Supply is your one-stop source for maintenance and renovation supplies across higher education, K–12, and student housing facilities. With fast delivery available nationwide through dedicated warehouses, they provide an extensive inventory of MRO products in job-lot quantities to keep your projects moving. Through the broader Lowe’s store network, you also gain access to more than 40,000 additional products — including paint, lumber, drywall, and tools — so you’ll always have exactly what you need to get the job done. Whatever the season, Lowe’s specialized Student Housing support team is ready to help you secure Pro-grade products in bulk for fast, efficient turns.
- Year end rebates based on spending tier
- Member volume discounts on eligible quotes over $2,000 in-store or online. Ideal for lumber, appliances, building materials, electrical, etc.
- 20% Instant Member paint discount after paint annual qualifying spend reaches $3,000
- Save an additional 5% in-store or on-line by utilizing a Lowe’s Commercial Account (LCA) or our Lowe’s Pro Supply (LPS) in-house account (You save 5% on eligible purchases when you use your LPS Purchase Card in-store or Lowes.com)
- Access to over 1,700 stores, warehouses, and distribution centers
- Stores are open late and on weekends for last-minute needs
- Online purchasing with fast delivery or in-store pick-up
- Punchout integration capabilities with Ariba, JAGGAER, Coupa, OpsTechnology, and more
- Shop millions of products in-store and online from trusted brands
Hightower Group
Hightower provides contemporary interior solutions to meet a variety of needs and price points. Their extensive product offering includes fresh and inspiring soft seating, stacking chairs, stools, tables, lighting, planters, coat racks, and more. And with extensive customization and accessorizing options, it's easy to carry a design intent through to the finishing touches.
- Maximize space with high-back lounge seating, chairs that stack 30 high, innovative laptop tables, and more
- Encourage collaboration with mix-and-match solutions for flexible learning settings across campus
- Personalize each project with a wide range of models, fabrics, and finishes, many of which can be coordinated across different collections for a cohesive look
- Accessorize with planters, lighting, standalone power modules, and more
- Tiered discount structure and rebate offering
- Extended warranty period
- Guaranteed freight rates
Global Furniture Group
Global Furniture Group delivers exceptional value, stylish design elements, and superior reliability, bringing innovative and ergonomic products to market using the latest cost saving technologies. Global products are designed to facilitate learning inside and outside the classroom, encouraging connection and collaboration wherever it happens.
- Full line of value-priced product solutions, including seating, desking, tables, lounge, filing/storage, laminate and wood veneer casegoods, benching, and systems furniture
- Flex and reconfigure furniture to meet changing and diverse needs
- Products that support the integration of technology
- Long-term lifecycle endures heavy use
- Commitment to the environment and quality with BIFMA tested and rated products
- Network of qualified and experienced dealers provide a high level of product solutions and services, including delivery and installation
D2L Ltd.
Brightspace is a learning management system (LMS) that works on any computer, tablet, or mobile device. Comprehensive tools help administrators and staff stay flexible while giving instructors more power to teach. Brightspace also offers the unique ability to support advanced learning delivery techniques such as competency-based education and project-based, linear, blended, and fully online learning. It combines the tools, services, and support you need to deliver a best-in-class teaching and learning experience in one convenient package.
- Flexibly designed to support all users from a single platform
- Adaptive design seamlessly responds to different devices, no matter the type or size
- Real-time mobile app gives students a complete picture of tasks, timelines, and updates
- Fully customizable system to mirror an institution's personality, branding, roles, and organizational structure
- Native analytics enable teachers and students to understand how and when an achievement happens
- Cloud services with 99.9% uptime for anytime, anywhere learning
- Continuous delivery ensures you always have the latest version
SupplierGATEWAY
With SupplierGATEWAY, E&I members can manage supplier diversity data at each stage of the supplier lifecycle and quantify, monitor, and increase diverse and local supplier spend. Members can subscribe to SupplierGATEWAY’s platform at a discounted flat rate for unlimited users, supplier registrations, and data enrichment of their diversity supplier spend, plus access Tier 1 and Tier 2 reporting, Economic Impact Reports, and a database of over 7 million diversity suppliers.
- Annual subscription rate includes implementation, API integrations, training, onboarding, and support
- Upload your spend files to see reports breaking down your Tier 1 diversity spend with small, HUBzone, and minority-owned businesses
- Give your main suppliers an easy way to report their small and diverse spend with a Tier 2 reporting system
- Find diverse suppliers locally or globally to meet your needs with smart search filters
- Analyze spend by diverse category, geo, or business division to find the insights you need to reach your goals
- Understand and track Tier 2 diversity spending by capital/construction projects
- Understand the impact of your buying power on local economies and diversity categories with a proven reporting system
Electronic Risks Consultants
Electronic Risks Consultants (ERC) provides a comprehensive equipment maintenance management program (EMMP) that consolidates service agreements into a single point of contact. ERC works directly with members in all areas of equipment maintenance, including laboratory, research, medical, information technology, general office, security, and all other major categories.
- ERC is not a subsidiary or broker agent
- Equipment covered across categories and departments, from communication and IT through scientific, industrial, office equipment, and more
- Benefits include agreement consolidation, vendor choice, and expanded coverage
- Flexible discount structure
