Financial Affairs

PROCUREMENT SERVICES

The Procurement Services office provides support to university departments with regards to their purchasing needs. This includes purchasing processes, vendor relationships, the university procard program, travel and entertainment processes and the salvage program.

The office also maintains the Demon Discounts web site and University Salvage Store for personal purchases.

To contact Procurement Services please call (312) 362-7510 or email procurement@depaul.edu.

Recent News

November 2009 Procurement Update (November 16, 2009)
The November newsletter features articles on the Area Code Change, Travel Leaders, ProCard Pre-Paid Form, Salvage Store and New Discounts. Click here for the PDF.

October 2009 Procurement Update (October 15, 2009)
The October newsletter features articles on the Vendor Fair, NEWSWEEK Green Rankings, Staples, and New Discounts. Click here for the PDF.

2009 Vendor Fair a Success! (October 7, 2009)
A big thank you to the 350+ staff and faculty members who attended and the 35 vendors who participated. We hope you found the event to be helpful. Click here to see a list of participating vendors, raffle prize winners, and pictures from the event.

Support Breast Cancer Awareness with Staples Think Pink Products! (October 5, 2009)
The pink ribbon products Staples is offering aren't just great products, they also create awareness and help in the fight against breast cancer. By purchasing Think Pink items, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to support breast cancer research. Click here for more information.

September 2009 Procurement Update (September 18, 2009)
The September newsletter features articles on the Vendor Fair, RFP Update, Record Transfer, and New Discount. Click here for the PDF.

July 2009 Procurement Update (July 15, 2009)
The July newsletter features articles on the Updated Purchasing Category Codes, ProCard Expiration Date, Travel Leaders Training, and more. Click here for the PDF.

FY10 Changes (June 30, 2009)
As a reminder, several changes take effect starting July 1, 2009:

  • Procurement policies have been updated, particularly in regards to after-the-fact requisitions and competitive bidding. Departments should review all the policies, which can be found on the Guides & Resources page.

  • Category codes have been reduced (from 200 to 90). The complete list can be found on the Category/Account Code page.

  • AT&T Mobility (cellular service), Travel Leaders (travel reservations) and R4 Services (records storage and shredding) begin their new contracts. Please utilize these vendors for your department needs.

For a listing of archived news please click here.