Purchasing & Procurement

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Small, local and diverse (SLD) businesses play a significant role in the California economy and the UCSF campus community can benefit from spending with these suppliers.

July 10, 2023


The new Waters Technologies Corporation punchout catalog is available in BearBuy.

July 10, 2023


After-the-fact Purchase Orders (PO) are a violation of policy and pose serious risks to the University of California (UC) and individuals involved in the transactions. The UCSF community should use the proper purchasing process and establish their PO before obtaining goods or services.

May 16, 2023


Two new separate punchout catalogs are now available in BearBuy: Henry Schein and Stygian HC LLC. The Henry Schein punchout has replaced the previous hosted catalog and offers the University’s contracted discounts.


April 14, 2023


The COVID Store in BearBuy has closed.

April 14, 2023


Information about understanding the Procurement contracts process.

March 14, 2023


The ODP Business Solutions and the Genesee Scientific punchout catalogs are now separately available in BearBuy.

March 14, 2023


PerkinElmer will not be fulfilling orders submitted from February 24 through March 6 due to system maintenance. Orders submitted during maintenance will be queued until March 6. Please place your orders ahead of this timeframe and, if possible, avoid ordering during the downtime.


February 13, 2023


ChemCentral has partnered with Polycarbin to help make UCSF’s science more sustainable. Made with 71 percent lower carbon emissions, Polycarbin’s recycled lab plastics, including pipette tips (LTS compatible), microcentrifuge tubes, and conical tubes, are now available for purchase at both Parnassus and Weill Neurosciences ChemCentral stores. 

February 13, 2023


To purchase goods or services, create a BearBuy requisition and purchase order (PO) prior to making the purchase. POs help ensure authorization, financial controls, and policy compliance. Purchasing of goods or services without using a pre-approved PO is considered unauthorized per UC Policy.

February 13, 2023

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