In these difficult economic times, the urgent need to reduce costs and avoid duplication of efforts has prompted our UNC institutions to focus on improving existing collaborations and to seek new cooperative mechanisms to achieve even greater efficiencies.

To: University Business Managers From: Martha Pendergrass, Director of Procurement Services Date: August 10, 2010 Please find linked a Procurement Services newsletter containing: cost savings opportunity information on pipettes and scientific equipment eProcurement update vehicle purchasing overview legislative news and … Continued

To: Deans, Directors, Department Chairs Business Managers From: Dr. Richard L. Mann, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Date: March 1, 2010 Please see this memo in PDF format regarding cost savings initiatives identified by Procurement Services. Please share the … Continued

To:     Deans, Directors, and Department Chairs From:  Dr. Richard L. Mann, Vice Chancellor for Finance & Administration Date:  September 4, 2009 In the near future, Procurement Services will implement two changes that will both increase efficiencies for campus departments and … Continued

To: Deans, Directors and Department Chairs From: Martha J. Pendergrass, Director, Material and Disbursement Services The procurement function of the University is being reorganized to strategically align existing resources with the goal of improving services and increasing leverage of the … Continued

To:     University Business Managers From:  Martha Pendergrass, Director, Material and Disbursement Services Date:  January 26, 2009 As follow up to the recent budget reduction memo from Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Gray-Little to the vice chancellors and University deans, please … Continued

Effective January 30, 2009, DHL will no longer provide domestic ground and overnight delivery service. International express delivery service through DHL will continue to be offered.

To: University Business Managers From: Bernard Law, Director of Purchasing Services Date: October 30, 2008 Do you value efficiency and innovation produced in academia by technology? Prepare yourself for a personal, tangible interaction with today’s newest and greatest product offerings. … Continued

To: University Business Managers University Faculty and Staff From: Bernard Law, Director, Purchasing Services Date: September 3, 2008 Join Purchasing Services next Thursday, September 11 from 9-11a.m. in the Great Hall of the Frank Porter Graham Student Union for an … Continued