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Expedited Procurement

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(Updated Aug. 1, 2023)

Our Strategic Sourcing Team works to proactively identify suppliers and implement master contracts for frequently purchased commodities by working with the UC System Wide Sourcing Centers of Excellence and leveraging GPO partnerships. In close coordination with our eCommerce Team, those contracts with sufficient transaction volume and spend to support automated catalog connections through BobcatBuy/Oracle are enabled as catalog suppliers.

 

Life Sciences

 

Supplier Description
Airgas USA, LLC Compressed gas
Bio Rad Laboratories Reagents and research supplies
Dharmacon Inc. Research and applied markets; Dharmacon; HyClone; services; cell analysis; cell therapy and bioprocesses
Fisher Scientific Company LLC Lab equipment and lab supplies
Medline Industries Inc. Medical supplies
Sigma-Aldrich Corporation Lab materials, technologies and services for research and bioproduction (Oligo)
New England Biolabs Discovery and development of molecular biology reagents
Praxair Distribution Inc. Compressed gas
Qiagen Sample ASSAY technologies for molecular diagnostics, applied testing, academic and pharmaceutical
Spectrum Laboratory Products Inc. Chemicals, lab supplies, lab equipment and lab safety items
Thermo Fisher Scientific (Asheville) LLC Scientific equipment: microscopes, etc.
VWR International Inc. Lab equipment and supplies
Maintenance

 

Supplier Description
Fastenal Company Industrial and Safety Supplies - Maintenance Repair and Operation Supplies (MRO)
W.W. Grainger Inc. Industrial and Safety Supplies - Maintenance Repair and Operation Supplies (MRO)
Graybar Electrical Electrical, Lighting, Data Communications and Security Products and Related Products, Services and Solutions
Waxie Enterprises Janitorial and Sanitary Supplies - Maintenance Repair and Operation Supplies (MRO)
HD Supply Facilities Industrial and Safety Supplies - Maintenance Repair and Operation Supplies (MRO)
Anixter Cabling and Networking Products and Solutions, Security System Services
Information Technology

 

Supplier Available Purchase Categories
CDW Government (HP and Apple Products) Laptops (HP and Apple), IT Peripherals
Dell Marketing Laptops, Desktops, Peripherals, Servers, Storage
B&H Photo Photography, Pro Video, TVs and Entertainment, Surveillance, Optics
Lenovo Laptops, Desktops, Servers, Storage
Furniture

 

Supplier Available Purchase Categories
Tangram Approved Workstations, Seating for General use and other approved furniture. All furniture purchases require Space Planning approval and requested items are routed to them automatically. We suggest you reach out to Space Planning in advance of requesting a purchase to discuss options.
Catering

 

Supplier Available Purchase Categories
Amazon Business One-time purchases of items not available through other commodity-specific catalogs and contracts.
Other

 

Supplier Available Purchase Categories
America to Go (ATG) Catering for delivery only. Per campus labor requirements, food may be ordered and delivered by external vendors approved and available through ATG. Other needs may be addressed using your Travel & Entertainment card.