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Crucial Purchasing Changes – Training Opportunities

The January edition of the Momentum newsletter briefly explains about changes occurring to the State of Utah Procurement Code which will result in some changes to University policy and business practices. As some of the changes apply to both those who … Continue reading

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE LOWE’S HOME IMPROVEMENT STORES CONTRACT

STATE CONTRACT NUMBER MA087 As of July 31, 2012 the temporary bar code will no longer work when making a purchase at Lowe’s Home Improvement Stores. You must obtain your permanent discount card from Lowe’s. On July 31, 2012 the temporary … Continue reading

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Windows Security Essentials

Microsoft offers free antivirus/antispyware software called Windows Security Essentials that is appropriate for both University business and personal home use. For more details and to download, click here.  If you have any questions, Ask Us!

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Roche – Seminar Series

University of Utah Campus – HSEB 4100B (Health Science Education Building) Tuesday, May 8th Let Roche Applied Science and Exiqon introduce you to new tools for qPCR, cellular analysis, microarray, sequencing and microRNA profiling. Learn more by attending the upcoming Seminar … Continue reading

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Schedule Your Department’s Spend Review!

Small choices add up – you may think that it doesn’t matter much from where your pen or the desk it is sitting upon was purchased, but your department’s purchasing decisions definitely make an impact. The U spends millions of … Continue reading

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Autodial Alarm Devices Required for Cooling Units Which Store Research and Pharmaceutical Materials

Autodial Alarm Devices Required for Cooling Units Which Store Research and Pharmaceutical Materials Risk Management and Purchasing work with Research and Pharmaceutical departments to insure all materials kept in cooling units are protected from catastrophic system failures. Risk Management and Purchasing encourage … Continue reading

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Environmental Preferable Purchasing Guidelines

Check out the new Environmental Preferable Purchasing guidelines just published on the Purchasing Department website under “Green Procurement”. This new set of guidelines is meant to give direction to campus to assist their efforts in buying environmentally friendly products and … Continue reading

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Welcome New Buyers

Purchasing welcomes Michael Smith and Jolene Snyder as new buyers to their staff. Both of these individuals came from within the University from buying positions and bring a fresh perspective to our department. Michael is assuming mostly laboratory purchasing responsibilities … Continue reading

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New Supplier Directory

Check out Purchasing’s new Supplier Directory! When your department is looking to buy a product or service, please visit the directory for a list of the University’s preferred vendors, including many on-campus vendors. Strategic sourcing note: Not all state contracts … Continue reading

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New Purchase Order numbers

On July 1, 2011 all fiscal year Blanket and Maintenance orders will have new Purchase Order numbers. Departmental copies of all of these are sent in campus mail to your main offices. If you are in a satellite office and don’t have … Continue reading

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