Our Strategic Alliances
NIGP has been developing, supporting and promoting the public
procurement profession through premier educational and research
programs, professional support, technical services and advocacy
initiatives that benefit members and constituents since 1944. With
over 2,600 member agencies representing over 16,000 professionals
across the United States, Canada and countries outside of North
America, the Institute is international in its reach.
A Principles and Practices supporting organization
In January 2012 Spikes Cavell became a supporting organization
in NIGP's Principles and
Practices of Public Procurement aimed at elevating public
sector procurement, values and guiding principles.
NAEP is a Member-focused Association providing progressive
knowledge management in strategic sourcing, supply chain, materials
and logistics for procurement professionals. Since the 1920’s, NAEP
has been the non-profit professional Association primarily
dedicated to serving higher education purchasing officers in the
U.S. and Canada. NAEP’s mission is to facilitate the development,
exchange and practice of effective and ethical procurement
principles and techniques within higher education and associated
communities, through continuing education, networking, public
information and advocacy. Currently, over 1,500 colleges and
universities are Members.
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 2,000 colleges,
universities, K-12, hospitals, medical research institutions and
hospital purchasing organizations located throughout the United
States.
E&I Cooperative Purchasing, in collaboration with the
purchasing community and NAEP, strives to be the primary conduit
for inter-collegiate group purchasing activities by aggregating
knowledge, spend and technology to lower costs for its Member
Institutions and Business Partners.