Purchasing Post
September 2013
Volume 6, Issue 9
Various Contract Updates
Announcements:
 October 2
National
Custodian
Appreciation Day
 October 3
Benefits EXPO
 October 16
Bosses Day
 October is Breast
Cancer Awareness
Month
Kansas State University
Purchasing Office
21 Anderson Hall
785-532-6214
ksu.edu/purchasing
OFFICESUPPLIES–OnOctober7,2013,StaplesAdvantage(SOK#37762)
willchangeitsorderingwebsitefromEWay.comtoOrder.StaplesAdvantage.com.
Whatyouneedtoknowtogetready:
 Inmostcases,yourrecentlyordereditemsonEWaywillbesavedasa
personalshoppinglistandtransferwithyourothershoppingliststoyour
neworderingsite.Printyourliststodayjustincasesomeitemsdon’t
transfer.
 YouwillcontinuetohaveaccesstoyourEWay.comaccountfor60days
afterthetransitionsoyoucanreferenceyourEWayorderhistory.
 LookforanemailfromStaplesAdvantageinthecomingweekswithyour
newlogininformationandnewcontactinformationforStaplesCustomer
Service.
ToensureyoucanreceivefurtherupdatesandcommunicationsfromStaples
Advantage,pleasetakethefollowingstepstoday:
 MakesureyouhaveavalidandupdatedemailaddresssavedinyourEWay
accountpro ile
 AddStaples@e.staplesadvantage.comtoyouraddressbookorcontactlist
soemailswillnotgetblockedasspam
Formoreinformation,logintoEWay.comandcheckoutthetrainingand
informationalmaterialsofferedthere.Clickheretoreadsometransition
tips.
OFFICEFURNITURE–ScottRiceOf iceWorks(SOK#36566,etc)istaking
theircustomerservicetothenextlevelbyprovidinganewservice–online
buying.ThisnewexperiencewasdevelopedbyScottRiceOf iceWorkswiththe
helpoftheK‐StatePurchasingDepartmentasawaytoquickenthebuying
processonsmallercampusprojects.ItallowsScottRiceclientsconvenienceand
ef iciencywhilestillbeingonecallawayduringthepurchasingprocess.
Tobegin,userswillneedtoregisterathttps://scottrice.yourensync.com/
ksu/.Oncesignedin,youwillbebroughttoawelcomepagethatincludes
informationonhowtocontacttheScottRiceof icewithquestions,requestsfor
inishsamplesorfortest‐drivesofproducts.Toseetheproductcatalogwiththe
mostpopularitemsforK‐Stateandbeginshopping,click“Shop.”
Foranyquestions,concernsorto indadditionalitemsnotintheon‐line
catalog,pleasecontactScottRiceOf iceWorksat785‐537‐0299.
OFFICECHAIR–AnewK‐StatechairisavailableforpurchasethroughKansas
CorrectionalIndustries.Attachedarephotosoftheproductorstopbythe
Purchasingof ice(21AndersonHall)foratestdrive.Interested?Needmore
details?ContactSteveBurnettwithKCIat785‐559‐5150orsteveb@doc.ks.gov.