Procurement Update
January 2006

Welcome to the January 2006 Procurement Update. This month's topics include:

• New mileage reimbursement rate
• University salvage auction
• Free supplies available to departments
• Shipping vendor information
• Retaining ProCard receipts

New mileage reimbursement rate
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As a reminder, the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department announced the standard mileage rates beginning January 1, 2006 . The new rate will be 44.5 cents a mile for all business miles driven. This is a decrease of 4 cents from the 48.5 cent rate in effect for the last four months of 2005.

University salvage auction
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Don't forget that many items are available for purchase at the university salvage auction located at http://www.universitysalvage.com. The site features computers, laptops, PDAs, video projectors, air purifiers, vehicles and furniture. Many items are still well below their market value!

Also please remind your coworkers and any students that may be interested. The auction will close on Thursday, January 26 at 12pm (noon).

Free supplies available to departments
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Procurement Services has limited quantities of office supplies that are available for redistribution to university departments at no charge. These supplies include:

• DePaul University pencils
• DePaul University white two-pocket folders
• DePaul University nametags
• Binders of various sizes

Pictures of these items are in the attached file. Departments wishing to obtain these items should stop by the Procurement Services office, located on the 19th floor of 55 East Jackson . Supplies are on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Shipping vendor information
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Procurement Services would like to reiterate that departments are free to choose between two preferred vendors for their shipping needs. Either FedEx or UPS may be used, based on your department ' s specific needs. The recent announcements of UPS becoming a preferred vendor were to eliminate price from the decision making process.

Retaining ProCard receipts
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As a reminder, ProCard holders must retain receipts for at least seven years after purchase. If the cardholder leaves the department or the university, that responsibility will fall to the budget manager in the department to ensure receipts are retained.

Procurement Services
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If you have any questions about the above or any purchasing items, feel free to contact the Procurement Services team at:

Web: http://www.depaul.edu/~procure
E-Mail: procurement@depaul.edu
Telephone: (312) 362-7510
Fax: (312) 362-7547