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<div id="main_T6BA3F39D001_Col00" class="sf_colsIn flex-column two-third first" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"><h1 class="accessibility-hidden">Procurement Consortium</h1> <h2 class="">Procurement Consortium</h2><div class="flex-row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="main_C004_Col00" class="sf_colsIn flex-column one-half first" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> <div > <div class="sfContentBlock sf-Long-text" ><img src="/images/default-source/purchasing-images/big-ten-procurement-directors-spring-2023.webp?sfvrsn=4960c29d_1" style="margin-bottom: 10px" width="375" alt="Big Ten Procurement Directors Spring 2023"></div> </div> </div> <div id="main_C004_Col01" class="sf_colsIn flex-column one-half last" data-sf-element="Column 2" data-placeholder-label="Column 2"> <div > <div class="sfContentBlock sf-Long-text" ><img src="/images/default-source/purchasing-images/big-ten-business-diversity-group.webp?sfvrsn=95fcea15_1" width="400" alt="Big Ten Business Diversity Group"><br></div> </div> </div> </div> <div > <div class="sfContentBlock sf-Long-text" ><p>The Big Ten Academic Alliance Procurement Consortium is a collaboration of the procurement leaders of BTAA member universities focused on delivering cost savings across campuses through strategic sourcing initiatives and identifying strategies to handle emerging issues and implement best practices. The Procurement Consortium also offers leadership and professional development opportunities.</p><p> </p><p><br></p></div> </div> </div> <div id="main_T6BA3F39D001_Col01" class="sf_colsIn flex-column one-third last side-section" data-sf-element="Column 2" data-placeholder-label="Column 2"><nav class="sidebar" aria-label="Sidebar Menu"> <h2><a title="Procurement Consortium" aria-label="sidebar link for Procurement Consortium" href="/purchasing-and-licensing/purchasing">Procurement Consortium</a></h2> <ul> <li> <a title="Requests for Proposal" aria-label="sidebar link for Requests for Proposal" href="/purchasing-and-licensing/purchasing/requests-for-proposal" >Requests for Proposal </a> </li> <li> <a title="FAQ" aria-label="sidebar link for FAQ" href="/purchasing-and-licensing/purchasing/faq" >FAQ </a> </li> </ul> </nav> <div > <div class="sfContentBlock sf-Long-text" ><h2>Staff Contact</h2><p>Julie Sweet<br>Director of Operations<br>Phone: (217) 300-5383<br>Email:<a href="mailto:julie.sweet@btaa.org"> julie.sweet@btaa.org</a></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </main> <footer id="footer" role="contentinfo"> <div class="footer" > <div class="sfContentBlock sf-Long-text" ><div class="one-half"><div><span style="font-family: "Gotham Medium", "Trebuchet MS", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.5em">Big Ten Academic Alliance</span> <p style="margin-bottom: 0">1819 South Neil Street, Suite D, Champaign, IL 61820-7271 <br>Phone: 217.333.8475 | Fax: 217.244.7127 | Email: <a href="mailto:info@btaa.org" style="font-size: 18px">info@btaa.org</a></p></div></div><div class="one-half"><br><div class="footer_links" style="font-size: 16px"><ul style="font-size: 16px"><li style="text-align: right; list-style-position: inside"><a href="/privacy" style="font-size: 18px">Privacy Policy</a></li><li style="text-align: right; list-style-position: inside"><a href="/sitemap" style="font-size: 18px">Site Map</a> </li><li style="text-align: right; list-style-position: inside"><a href="/reports" style="font-size: 18px">Reports</a></li><li style="text-align: right; list-style-position: inside"><a href="/about/contact-us">Contact Us</a></li></ul></div><div id="footerSocialLinks" style="font-size: 16px; text-align: right"><a title="View us on LinkedIn" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/big-ten-academic-alliance" style="font-size: 16px"><em class="fa fa-linkedin-square" style="font-size: 16px"></em><span style="font-size: 16px">View us on LinkedIn</span> </a><a title="View us on Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/btaa.org" style="font-size: 16px"><em class="fa fa-facebook-square" style="font-size: 16px"></em><span style="font-size: 16px">View us on Facebook</span> </a><a title="Follow us on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/BigTenAcademic" style="font-size: 16px"><em class="fa fa-twitter-square" style="font-size: 16px"></em><span style="font-size: 16px">Follow us on Twitter</span> </a></div></div></div> </div><script type="text/javascript"> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-2152797-3', 'auto'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script> </footer> </div> </body> </html>