If your items are not available through these resources, UW establishes departmental Amazon Business accounts or a ProCard can be used. However, the purchase of departmental Apple products must be done through the University Book Store, which gives a discounted rate when using a UW budget number. UW eProcurement/Ariba has contracted rates to purchase new supplies (Office Depot), furniture, and tech items (CDW-G). It is open to UW departments Monday through Friday, from 12:30-3:30 p.m. UW Surplus is an excellent resource for inexpensive furniture, office, and tech supplies that have been purchased by other departments.

After determining how you plan on purchasing your goods or services, review the ARIBA Quick Reference Guide to determine the appropriate order method.

If planning to make a catalog purchase, log onto ARIBA for a list of registered vendors, or visit the UW Contracts page for a list of active contracts with suppliers. Refer to UW Procurement Services for university-wide practices for purchasing:ĭetermine whether the goods or services you wish to purchase are available on a UW Contracts, Washington statewide contracts, or other contracts.

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