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The Purchasing department has established a Preferred/Approved Vendor list to provide guidance to the University community when selecting a vendor for the purchase of goods or services. A Preferred Vendor is one that has been selected via a formal negotiation process (i.e., request for proposal, group purchasing organization contract, one-on-one) by the Purchasing department and offers the greatest overall value to the University. An Approved Vendor is one that, at a minimum, meets many of the vendor selection criteria (i.e., pricing, billing terms, order fill rate, return goods policy, etc.) established by the Purchasing department.
The Preferred/Approved Vendor list is limited to those vendors most commonly utilized by the University and does not include every vendor in the Datatel Colleague vendor database, especially those associated with the research laboratories. A goal of the Purchasing department is to reduce the number of vendors used by the University and to leverage our buying power, thus receiving goods and services at greater discounted prices.
The Preferred/Approved Vendor list wil be updated regularly, as the Purchasing department is continuously negotiating with current and prospective vendors. Should you need to use a vendor which is not located on the Preferred/Approved Vendor list or the Datatel Colleague vendor database, please complete a New Vendor Request form and submit it to the Purchasing department.
Purchasing Department Fax Number: (847) 578-3426