Purchasing

Business Affairs

Purchasing Office

Purchasing Basics听听听听听听Important Notices

Purchasing Basics (.pdf) [NEW 19Nov25]听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 FY27 Purchasing Deadlines 听applies to any purchase听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 that will be needed at the start of FY27.听

The most common procurement approaches are:听听听听听听听听听

1. General Procurement & Small Purchase听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 VENDOR NOTICE:

鈮�$30,000 - No Bid听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 In accordance with the U.S Dept of Justice ADA Title II听
>$30,000 - $60,000 - Bid (3 quotes required)听听听听听rule, all vendors providing digital content maintained by听
>$60,000+ - Competitive Bid Process听听听听听听听听听听听public entities must听 comply with WCAG 2.1 Level AA by听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听April 25, 2026. (See vendor notice for more details)

2.听 Sole Source / Proprietary (.pdf)听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

3.听 (site)听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

4.听 PPCS Service Contracts (site)

5.听 (Complex or high dollar) (site)

6. Public Works

Public Works Bid Procedures (.pdf) [NEW 21Oct21]

Public Works Quote Tabulation (.xls)

Public Bid Law FAQ (.pdf) [NEW Aug2025]

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General Procurement & P-Card Overview (.pdf) [NEW 17Mar26]

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Vendor Procedures

Business Cards (site) [NOTE: The vendor will charge sales tax. If you use your P-Card, you are responsible for contacting the vendor for reimbursement of the tax amount]

Home Depot Tax Exempt Certificate (.pdf)

Purchasing from Amazon - New Account Setup (.pdf) [NEW 03Jun21] - Instructions for setting-up an account under 天美影视's Business Account for purchases using a P-Card or PO

Purchasing from Amazon - Buy with PO (.pdf) [NEW 03Jun21] - Instructions for making a tax-free purchase using 天美影视's Business Account and paying with a PO

Purchasing from Best Buy (.pdf) [NEW 14Jun21]

Purchasing from Lowe's (.doc)

Purchasing from Sam's Club (.pdf)

Purchasing from Wal-Mart (.pdf) [NEW 04Mar24]

Shredding Services (.pdf) [NEW听 09Mar22]

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Specialized Purchases / Special Commodities

(.pdf)

Bullet Proof Vests / Weapons (.pdf)

(site)

(.ppt)

Hardware / Software / Information Technology听 Please obtain quotes and approval to purchase from IT in order to confirm compliance with the University's information technology standards.

Purchases from China or Foreign Adversary - Certain purchases from China or other Foreign Adversary may be restricted or prohibited.听听

Scientific & Laboratory Research Equipment (.pdf)

(Controller's Forms site)

Vehicles (site)

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