E&I Contract Group | EI00201~2023RFP
Caps & Gowns Regalia
Celebrate academic achievements with our caps and gown regalia services contracts. Offering a wide range of high-quality academic regalia, including caps, gowns, hoods, and custom accessories that honor your institution’s traditions and elevate the graduation experience, these competitively-solicited contracts will help ensure your students and faculty are outfitted in elegant, and comfortable attire that reflects their hard-earned accomplishments. Services include easy ordering processes, customization options, and timely delivery, making the preparation for graduation ceremonies seamless and stress-free. Enhance the pride and prestige of your institution’s commencement events with E&I's caps and gown regalia contracts helping you create memorable, dignified celebrations that honor academic success and inspire future achievements.
The GraduationSource contract provides the largest selection of graduation regalia and custom items for all commencement ceremonies. E&I members benefit from platinum pricing, plus easy online ordering, quick turnaround times, and fast shipping.
Contract Differentiators
- New player with competitive pricing
- Large online selection of graduation regalia and custom items
The Herff Jones contract offers customizable graduation regalia, announcements, accessories, class rings, collegiate jewelry, diplomas, frames, and more. Herff Jones operates its US-based manufacturing facilities, ensuring consistent production and distribution for members.
- Only supplier to offer rentals
- Only supplier to offer complete green program for caps and gowns
- Representative on site during graduation
The Oak Hall contract provides affordable, high-quality regalia for students, faculty, and staff. E&I members benefit from dedicated customer service and support, free shipping opportunities, and a customizable online ordering site.
- Offers a custom ordering website for the member
- Representative on site for most locations
- Store a year's worth of inventory
The Tassel Depot contract provides an extensive inventory of graduation tassels and honor cords, with competitive pricing and rapid order fulfillment. Members can select from a variety of colors, and their graduates can customize with unique charms and medallions.
Contract Differentiators
- Most of their business is with K-12
- Only provides tassels / cords / etc. at very competitive rates
- Tassel Depot will honor any lower/better pricing for existing customers under the E&I agreement
- Representative available 24/7 online the week leading up to graduation
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$3,000,000,000
in E&I member purchases
200+
competitively solicited contracts
6,000
member institutions
$0.00
cost to join E&I