PROCEDURE SOURCE:
Purchasing & Material Management
PROCEDURE NO: 122
PAGE NO.: 1 OF 1
SUPERCEDES: 0
TITLE: Purchasing Services
SUBMITTED BY: Thomas K. Dove
REVISED DATE: October 07, 2011
APPROVED BY: Claire P. Wurmfeld
I.
PURPOSE
To define the services provided by the Office of Purchasing to the University community.
II.
SCOPE
These guidelines define in general terms the services provided by the Office of Purchasing.
III.
GUIDELINES
The Office of purchasing provides the following:
A. Consulting – Information about products, vendors, prices, and delivery.
B. Negotiating – Prepares requests for quotations, bids, request for proposals, and negotiates
Contracts and pricing agreements.
C. Evaluating – Evaluates new products, product performance, contracts, leases, and vendor
performance.
D. Reporting – Prepares reports for University administration and assists in budget preparation.
E. Supporting – Places and expedites purchase orders, resolves disputes, and issues cure notices
and terminations, resolves Purchasing problems.