Did you know...

Updated October 2012

• The MHEC represents 300 member organizations throughout New England
• The MHEC is pleased to offer associate membership at no cost to the the following organizations in New England:
  • Non-Profit Public and Private Institutions of Higher Education
  • Non-Profit Technical, Charter, and Vocational Schools
  • Municipalities, Elementary and Secondary Schools
  • Non-Profit Preparatory Schools
  • Non-Profit Educational Organizations
• The MHEC has 86 charter members.
• Over 50 contracts awarded to multiple suppliers. Which equals over 600 supplier contracts.
• Over 500 suppliers, including global, national, regional and small, minority and women-owned businesses
• has over 6,000 brands on contract
• has over 177,000 products on contract
• Working together for higher education and educational organizations since 1977
• We provide a greater marketplace for local businesses
• We represent one of the many tools in the procurement professional's tool kit
• We provide accountability and audit tracking
• We provide annual contract volume reporting which includes tracking small, minority, women-owned, disadvantaged and prison industries
• Member of NAEB-NE
• Non-profit 501(c)(3)
• Member of MAPPO
• Many staff are MCPPO designated
• All MHEC IFB's are publically bid with Chapter 30B as standard 

If you are a qualifying institution and are interested in joining, please click here to download a membership application form and contact:

Stacey Wikar

Massachusetts Higher Education Consortium
c/o University of Massachusetts Amherst
505 East Pleasant St.
Amherst, MA 01003
413-545-1085
staceywikar@mhec.net
www.mhec.net