PACC Member Benefits

The Philadelphia Area Collegiate Cooperative allows member institutions to reduce purchasing costs through cooperative buying power and improved efficiency. PACC facilitates the adoption and utilization of preferred contract suppliers, providing a range that offers member institutions a variety of products and services at negotiated rates resulting from formal competitive bidding processes.

Benefits include:

• Cost Savings: Negotiated and bid contracts provide bottom-line savings to the departments within member institutions.
• Cooperative Buying Power: The collective buying strength of member institutions attracts suppliers' attention and improves pricing.
• Monthly Member Meetings: These meetings allow members to review and identify potential cooperative buying initiatives. Members also use this time to share best practices in procurement and related business processes.
• Time Equity: Member Institutions contribute resources for formal competitive bidding initiatives, including the development of combined business requirements, supplier management, bid preparation and distribution, and qualitative and quantitative analysis.