FTG Technologies

FTG Technologies is an approved vendor and proud member of The Massachusetts Higher Education Consortium (MHEC). The Massachusetts Higher Education Consortium (MHEC) is a nonprofit purchasing consortium established in 1977.  The MHEC emerged as the result of an early Five Colleges, Inc. buying group which included  Amherst College, Smith College, Mount Holyoke College, Hampshire College and the University of Massachusetts Amherst,  to provide and manage contracts for goods and services using group buying best practices for its member institutions in New England.  MHEC's 88 Members include public and private colleges and universities, the State College Building Authority, The Museum of Fine Arts, WGBH public television, The Massachusetts Trial Courts and Elderhostel.

Additional information about MHEC

• Higher Education as well as public television, libraries, private secondary institutions and autonomous state agencies are eligible for membership

• Dues are based on full and part time faculty, staff and student FTE's

• 62 contracts awarded to multiple vendors. Which equals to 619 vendor contracts.

• 534 vendors, including global, national, regional and small, minority and women-owned businesses

• has 6,374 brands on contract

• has 177,969 products

• Working together for higher education since 1977

• Provides a greater marketplace for local businesses

• Represents one of the many tools in the procurement professional's tool kit

• Provides accountability and audit tracking

• Provides annual contract volume reporting which includes tracking small, minority, women-owned, disadvantaged and prison industries

• Associate Member of NACUBO

• Associate Member of NAEP, Member NAEB-NE

• Board Member ACL

• Non-profit 501(c)(3)

If you are a qualifying institution and are interested in joining, please click here to download a membership application form and contact or visit www.mhec.net for more information.