To:  University Business Managers, Campus Unit Finance Leads, Research Information Listserv From: Troy Morse, Director of Purchasing Services Procurement Services has established contracts with each of the following airlines to offer a percentage discount on UNC-CH business airfare costs: American … Read more

Interview with Steve Gale of UNC-CH’s Purchasing Team and how they contribute to the University Research Mission.

As a follow up to the July 20 memo on the purchase of bottled water for coolers and delivery services (such as Diamond Springs, Crystal Springs and Le Bleu, for example), we need to remind departments that purchasing bottled water from State funds is not normally allowable. When electing to order this service, other funding sources such as trust funds should be used, consistent with the fund authority.

The Mini Storeroom will close permanently on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018. There will be no departmental deliveries after this date.

Effective Oct. 8, 2018, Staples deliveries will come directly from Staples to the address specified on the order. All orders placed with Staples via ePro will be delivered by Staples personnel, and Central Receiving will no longer be involved with the delivery of Staples orders. Staples has been preparing for this change for several months, so we expect the change to be seamless for campus customers.

Due to the impacts of Hurricane Florence on Staples distribution network, there will likely be three-day hub delays for all orders processed over the next several days. That means orders placed on today, Sept. 17 might not be received until Thursday/Friday, Sept. 20-21. Lumberton, Fayetteville and Wilmington Staples hubs are the hardest hit but the Staples team is working to divert product and minimize impact. That said, in many areas, road conditions and standing water are preventing timely deliveries.

Due to pending weather conditions and suspended university operations, Airgas, ARC-3 and Staples will not be making the usual deliveries on Thursday and Friday, Sept. 13-14. Normal operations should resume Monday, Sept. 17, weather permitting.

Starting immediately, the University requires all new campus vendors to complete appropriate business forms to conduct business with Carolina. This change also applies to vendor modification requests such as address updates.

Beginning July 23, we request that departments pay for their water bottle orders via P-Card and reconcile electronically.

To: University Business Managers Research Administration Support Group (RASG) From: Travis Henderson, Director, Procurement Services and Materials Management I am pleased to announce that effective Tuesday, May 1, Arc3 Gases will be available via the vendor catalog (ePro) page of ConnectCarolina. Arc3 … Read more