Procurement Information
Kennedy & Company welcomes the opportunity to collaborate with institutional procurement teams, ensuring a smooth and compliant purchasing process.
Drawing on our experience with both public and private colleges and universities, we understand the distinct requirements that govern educational procurement.
We stand ready to provide any documentation and support needed to keep your project moving forward without delay.
Kennedy & Company Consulting Information
Legal Name: Kennedy & Company Education Strategies LLC
Required Documents
We have the required documents on file
- Signed W-9 (most recent year)
- Current Certificate of Insurance (COI)
Both documents are available upon request and will be provided based on an institution's procedures.
Vendor & Contract Vehicles
Kennedy & Company Consulting, LLC partners with Carahsoft Technology Corp and E&I to make cooperative purchasing simple for public-sector and higher-education clients.
E&I is a member-owned, non-profit purchasing cooperative focused exclusively on the needs of education, offering competitively solicited contracts that meet procurement requirements for colleges and universities.
Carahsoft connects public sector organizations - including higher education institutions - with leading technology vendors through a variety of pre-negotiated contract vehicles. Leveraging these pathways can reduce administrative burden, ensure compliance, and speed up deployment.
Existing contracts with a public institution:
Some states authorize public entities to “piggyback” from an existing public contract.
This might allow an institution to purchase services off an existing competitively-bid contract let by another public institution.
- Alabama
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Idaho
- Minnesota
- New York
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
For a complete list of states and statutes authorizing cooperative purchasing, you can visit: https://www.usetpa.org/state-authorization.
Even in “allowed” states, agencies usually must:
- Verify the original contract was competitively bid and includes assignment language;
- Ensure scope, pricing, and required clauses match their needs
- Obtain any required state-level approval
Statutes and dollar thresholds change.
Always confirm current language or consult legal counsel before relying on a piggyback contract, especially for multi-year or federally-funded projects.
Points of Contact
Billing & invoicing Questions: billing@kennedyandcompany.com
General Questions: info@kennedyandcompany.com
