Educational & Institutional Cooperative Service, Inc. is a not-for-profit buying cooperative established by members of the National Association of Educational Procurement (NAEP) to provide goods and services to members at the best possible value. The Cooperative is owned by its membership of more than 1600 colleges, universities, K-12, hospitals, medical research institutions and hospital purchasing organizations located throughout the United States.

As a cooperative, E&I looks to support its membership and business partners alike by aggregating spend, accumulating knowledge, and proliferating the information and technology that leads to best practices.