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Procurement Update Welcome to the January 2008 Procurement Update. This month's topics include:
New Contract Requirements & Procedures Policy
The Office of the General Counsel recently updated the Approval of Contracts policy, renaming it Contract Requirements & Procedures. Changes include:
The policy can be found online at http://policies.depaul.edu/policy/policy.aspx?pid=81. If you have questions about the policy, please contact Nate Hammons in the Office of the General Counsel at nhammons@depaul.edu or 312-362-7164.
2008 Mileage Reimbursement Rates
The Internal Revenue Service has issued the 2008 standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business purposes. Beginning Jan. 1, 2008, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (including vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be:
The new rate for business miles compares to a rate of 48.5 cents per mile for 2007. Any reimbursement for mileage expenses prior to January 1, 2008 should use the 2007 rate.
New Staff Join Procurement Services
Eesha Masrani and Jason Zeigler recently joined the Procurement Services team as Assistant Buyers. Eesha replaces Alex Nejad (who took a full-time position with an outside firm) as Assistant Buyer for ProCard Auditing. She is a graduate student working towards her MS in Finance. In this role she will review ProCard transactions for compliance with university policy and the “two sets of eyes” principle.
Jason replaces Derek Moon (who was recently promoted to Technology Buyer) as Assistant Buyer for Technology Development. Jason is a graduate student in the school of CTI, working towards a degree in Information Security. In his role, he will maintain the Procurement Services, Discounts and University Salvage websites as well as develop new procurement systems.
Staples Blue Books - Price Reduction
Staples Business Advantage is the university's provider of blue books, which are used by professors during testing periods. Blue books are branded with the DePaul University name and are available through the Staples Business website. Staples is currently trying to reduce it's inventory of books on-hand and has reduced the cost by over 15% to the university. A 1,000 pack is now only $160.
With this new pricing, now would be a great time to stock up on blue books for the coming terms. As always, there is no shipping charge from Staples for any order over $25.
Changes to the Toner Recycling Program
Procurement Services recently made a change to the toner recycling program regarding the disbursement of funds. Rather than disburse funds to departments participating in the program, they will now go to the General Scholarship Fund.
Most departments received under $10 per year from their toner recycling. However, when the funds are combined under a scholarship program it can provide up to $2,000 to a need-based student each year.
The process for submitting toner to the program remains the same as before:
If you have any questions about the program, feel free to contact Procurement Services at 312-362-7510.
Procurement Services If you have any questions about the above or any purchasing items, feel free to contact the Procurement Services team at: w: http://financialaffairs.depaul.edu/procurement/ |