Latest Purchasing Card News

July 2023 BPAG Minutes Are Available

The BPAG minutes from the July 14, 2023 BPAG meeting are now available on the Financial Services Technology Support website. July 2023 Meeting Minutes New PCard Manager New Ushop Team Member Punchout Quotes, Order, Tracking and Returns When creating a … Continue reading

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December 2022 BPAG Minutes Are Available

The BPAG minutes from the December 9, 2022 BPAG meeting are now available on the Financial Services Technology Support website. December 2022 Meeting Minutes Travel Updates New PCard Manager New Contract Manager Accounts Payable Associate Director Open Discussion-Scheduling a room … Continue reading

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Small-Dollar / Single Procurement Threshold Update

Effective immediately, in response to the change to the small-dollar / single procurement threshold as defined in policy 3-100 and rule R3-100D, UShop workflow has been modified. Requisitions for non-restricted goods or services that previously were paused for procurement review … Continue reading

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Gift Card Purchases and Requirements

The University has created a Gift Card Procedure surrounding the purchase and control of gift cards purchased by campus and hospital departments. P3-100D Gift Card Purchases and Requirements is effective January 15, 2022 and can be found in the Regulations … Continue reading

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Purchasing and UShop Winter Break Notice

During the campus closure from December 24, 2021 through January 2, 2022, please note the following applying to Purchasing, UShop, Contract Management, and PCard: UShop punch-out/catalog purchases, PCard transactions, and other non-restricted transactions under the small purchase threshold ($5,000) can … Continue reading

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Temporary Move – Purchasing, UShop, PCard, and Contracts

Along with several other buildings on campus, the first floor of the Park Building flooded the night of August 1, 2021. Several offices were impacted, including Purchasing. Fortunately, Accounts Payable only received water damage to a small area. Effective Monday, … Continue reading

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2019 Procurement Updates

Please join the Purchasing Department for a session discussing several topics such as:  Utah Procurement Code and Review UShop eProcurement System PCard highlights Contract Management and TCM highlights Conflict of Interest Year-end Procurement Processes Electronic Payment Requests (ePR) in the … Continue reading

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FY 2019 Year-End Procurement Submission Dates

The last day of the University’s fiscal year is June 30, 2019. Procurement transactions required to be completed prior to the end of FY 2019 are subject to the due dates described below.  The dates shown below are estimates and not … Continue reading

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Temporary Access to the Purchasing, PCard & Accounts Payable Offices

Purchasing Department, Purchasing Card and UShop Due to the construction in the Park Building caused by flooding, the entrances to the Purchasing Department will be limited to the ADA ramps and stairs located on the southeast and northeast side of … Continue reading

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Coming Soon: VISA Brand Purchasing Card

JP Morgan will soon provide each University cardholder with a new VISA PCard to replace their existing MasterCard PCard.  The new PCards are expected to be sent directly to the cardholder the week of March 26, 2018.  Cardholders must be … Continue reading

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