UNC-Chapel Hill Vendor for Laboratory Supplies

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Bio-Rad’s Life Science Group develops, manufactures, and markets a wide range of laboratory instruments, apparatus and consumables used for research in functional genomics, proteomics and food safety. Bio-Rad’s life science products are based on technologies used to separate, purify, identify, analyze and amplify biological materials such as proteins and nucleic acids. These technologies include electrophoresis, imaging, multiplex immunoassay, chromatography, microbiology, bioinformatics, protein function analysis, transfection, amplification and real-time and droplet digital PCR.

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UNC-Chapel Hill Vendor for Information Technology

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CDW Government (CDW-G) is a leading provider of technology solutions to higher education institutions. The company features dedicated account managers who help customers choose the right technology products and services to meet their needs. The company’s technology specialists and engineers offer expertise in designing customized solutions, while its advanced technology engineers assist with the implementation and long-term management of those solutions.

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UNC-Chapel Hill Vendor for Computers

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Dell’s B2B eCommerce solution, PremierConnect, integrates UNC-Chapel Hill’s ePro System with Dell, helping speed procurement, lower costs, maximize accuracy, and streamline processes. PremierConnect is the most efficient ordering method for standard Dell and CPI configurations, with a convenient one-stop shopping experience.

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UNC-CH Supplier Contracts (PDF)

UNC-Chapel Hill Vendor for Industrial Supplies

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Fastenal Company is the fastest-growing full-line industrial supply distributor in the nation. They provide local presence, customized inventory, services and sourcing capabilities to maximize customer cost savings.

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UNC-Chapel Hill Vendor for Scientific Supplies

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Fisher Scientific International Inc. manufactures and distributes scientific instruments, equipment, supplies, workstations, and chemicals used by research laboratories; diagnostic instruments, test materials, and related products for clinical laboratories; and teaching aids for science education. Products are manufactured in the company’s own facilities, and by thousands of independent scientific suppliers and other vendors.

On-campus storeroom items can be ordered through the fishersci.com website.

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UNC-Chapel Hill Vendor for Facilities Maintenance

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Grainger is the leading distributor for facilities maintenance products and works with more than 3,000 suppliers to provide customers with access to more than 900,000 products.

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UNC-Chapel Hill Vendor for Computers

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Lenovo makes the world’s most innovative PCs, including the renowned ThinkPad® notebook as well as products carrying the ThinkCentre®, ThinkStation®, ThinkServer®, IdeaCentre® and IdeaPad® sub-brands. Lenovo has an operations hub, sales headquarters, and major research center in Raleigh, NC, as well as a fulfillment center in Whitsett, NC.

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UNC-CH Supplier Contracts (PDF)

UNC-Chapel Hill Vendor for Scientific Supplies

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Life Technologies is scientists supporting scientists. They are grounded in science and innovating for the future, and strive to offer the preferred portfolio of high-quality, innovative solutions from the most trusted brands in life science: Invitrogen™, Applied Biosystems®, Gibco®, Molecular Probes®, Novex®, Ambion®, and Ion Torrent™. From everyday lab essentials like reagents and consumables to a range of benchtop devices and instruments, all of their products are backed by dedicated support teams to provide assistance every step of the way.

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UNC-Chapel Hill Vendor for Electrical Equipment and Supplies

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Mayer Electric Supply is a wholesale distributor of electrical equipment and supplies, lighting, automation, tools and communications. A third-generation, family-owned business founded in 1930, the company is a certified woman-owned business and was the first electrical products distributor in the nation to be be certified to the ISO 9001 quality standards. Mayer has 50 locations in the southeast, including its branch office in Durham and five other North Carolina locations.

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UNC-CH Supplier Contracts (PDF)

UNC-Chapel Hill Vendor for Industrial Supply

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MSC Industrial Supply Company offers more than 550,000 catalog items, representing 2,500 different manufacturers of maintenance, repair, operation, safety, and metalworking supplies. They offer next-day UPS delivery on all in stock orders placed before 3 p.m., hold the State of North Carolina Hand Tool Contract on Stanley PROTO and Kline Tools, and offer free freight on all orders.

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UNC-Chapel Hill Vendor for Dry Ice and Gases

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National Welders is UNC-Chapel Hill’s eProcurement vendor for the purchase of liquid nitrogen, dry ice, and cylinder gases. All gas cylinders have an accompanying cylinder rental fee called demurrage. It is therefore important to have empty cylinders picked up as soon as they are empty to reduce total rental costs.

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UNC-Chapel Hill Vendor for Radio Isotopes and Scientific Supplies

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PerkinElmer products include reagents for Cell-based and Biochemical Assays, Radiochemicals, Microplates, Blotting reagents, ELISA Alternative Technologies, Assay for Kinases and G-Protein coupled receptors, Time resolved fluorescence, Luminescence and In Vivo imaging. PerkinElmer’s instrumentation includes Multimode Plate Readers, Lab Automation, Scintillation Counters, 2D, 3D and 4D imaging and analysis, High Content Screening and In vivo Imaging.

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UNC-Chapel Hill Vendor for Chemicals, Bio Chemicals and Lab Products

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Sigma-Aldrich offers Life Science and High Technology research products (more than 85,000 biochemicals and organic chemicals).

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UNC-Chapel Hill Vendor for Office Supplies

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With innovative products, services and expert solutions, Staples makes it easy to get the office essentials needed to help run a business.

With Staples Advantage®, you get a proactive partner who takes your business as seriously as you do. Staples’s dedicated Account Managers and exceptional customer service team and environmental and supplier diversity make it easy for you.

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UNC-Chapel Hill Vendor for Scientific Supplies

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VWR International is one of the world’s largest distributors of life science products, representing more than 1,300 suppliers and 750,000 cataloged products and services to support UNC-Chapel Hill. All of these products and suppliers are available online and accessible to your institution.

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UNC-Chapel Hill Vendor for International Shipping

Contact Michael Mills at DHL to set up an account for international shipments; DHL no longer ships domestic. Please be advised that once the account is set up, if not used again within a 90-day window, DHL will terminate the account. If after this time, you need to ship international, you will need to contact DHL to set up a new account.

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UNC-Chapel Hill Vendor for Express Domestic and International Shipping

To Register:

• Create an account for your department linked to the UNC FedEx contract.
• Follow the New Account Setup Instructions (PDF) to create a login at fedex.com.

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