Overview
Guidance on placing gas and alcohol orders with UCSF Logistics.
Our services
Campus and Health customers order medical, specialty and industrial gases and ethanol through SCM Logistics Online Warehouse and here is why:
- Fast turn around: order stocked gases before 2 p.m. for next business day delivery
- Competitive university contract pricing
- Support UCSF’s Long Range Development Plan – our centralized delivery system eliminates vendor trucks from campus streets
- Expedited safe delivery by experienced university employees with approved badge door access
Updated Item Master for Gas Commodities
To improve inventory management and streamline ordering, UCSF has introduced a new item numbering system for gas commodities. The product quality remains the same, but the new format improves clarity, tracking, and standardization.
What Changed?
Old item numbers are being replaced with a structured format.
What This Means for You
Ordering: Place your order through the SCM Logistics Online website as normal. The gases will display both the new Item number and the old Item number as a reference.
No changes to the actual gas product specifications.
Example of the visual breakdown of the new numbering format is available below
Example of an updated Item Number and Old Item Number from the ordering web page
Example of Reports: Gas Cylinder Inventory Report
List of Industrial Gases
| Original Item # | New Item # | Description |
| 13512103 | 132CD20 | CARBON DIOXIDE INDUSTRIAL PURE GRADE 830PSIG sz 20# CGA-320 |
| 13512106 | 131CD50S | CARBON DIOXIDE INDUSTRIAL PURE GR size 50# CGA-320 w Siphon |
| 13512202 | 131CD50 | CARBON DIOXIDE INDUSTRIAL GRADE size 200 CGA-320washer |
| 13515105 | 131NI250 | NITROGEN INDUSTRIAL GRADE size 250 CGA-580 |
List of Medical Gases
| Original Item # | New Item # | Description |
| 13000115 | 131NINFC62 | NITROGEN NF MED GRADE size 200 6 pack Steel Cradle CGA-580 |
| 13512111 | 132LDME1PAT | LUNG DIFFUSION MIX (CO, CH4, O2) Bal NI Primary Std sz T ALUM |
| 13512333 | 132MMNIOX16K | OXYGEN (16%O2) Balance NITROGEN USP MED GRADE size K CGA-280 |
| 13541100 | 131AIUSP200 | AIR (BREATHING AIR 20-21% O2) USP MED GRADE size 200 CGA-346 |
| 13541103 | 131AIUSPE | AIR (BREATHING AIR 20-21% O2) USP MED GRADE size E CGA-950 |
| 13541203 | 131AIUSPEAMRI | AIR USP MEDICAL GRADE size E *MRI* CGA-950 |
| 13543115 | 131NINF200 | NITROGEN NF MEDICAL GRADE size 200 CGA-580 |
| 13570101 | 131CDUSPE | CARBON DIOXIDE USP MEDICAL GRADE size E CGA-940Yoke |
| 13570104 | 131CDUSP50 | CARBON DIOXIDE USP MEDICAL GRADE size 50# CGA-320washer |
| 13573100 | 131HEUSP200 | HELIUM USP MEDICAL GRADE size 200 CGA-580 |
| 13574101 | 131NSUSPE | NITROUS OXIDIE USP MEDICAL GRADE size E CGA-910 |
| 13574103 | 131NSUSP56 | NITROUS OXIDIE USP MEDICAL GRADE size 200 CGA-326 |
| 13574222 | 131NSUSP20 | NITROUS OXIDIE USP MEDICAL GRADE size 20# CGA-326 |
| 13574302 | 131NINFE | NITROGEN NF MEDICAL GRADE size E CGA-960Yoke |
| 13575102 | 131OXUSP200 | OXYGEN USP MEDICAL GRADE size 200 CGA-540 |
| 13575104 | 131OXUSPE | OXYGEN USP MEDICAL GRADE size E with post valve CGA-870Yoke |
| 13575204 | 131OXUSPEAMRI | OXYGEN USP MEDICAL GRADE size E *MRI* CGA-870Yoke |
| 13541103A | 131AIUSPEA | AIR USP MEDICAL GRADE size E ALUMINUM CGA-950 |
| 13574101M | 131NSUSPEAMRI | NITROUS OXIDIE USP MEDICAL GRADE size E *MRI* CGA-910 |
| 13575104A | 131OXUSPEA | OXYGEN USP MEDICAL GRADE size E ALUM CGA-870Yoke |
| 13575104AW | 131OXUSPEAWBDS | OXYGEN USP MEDICAL GRADE size E ALUMINUM WALK-O2-BOUT VIPR |
| 13575104DA | 131OXUSPDA | OXYGEN USP MEDICAL GRADE size D ALUM CGA-870Yoke |
| 13575104MWP | 131OXUSPEAWBPLUS | OXYGEN USP MEDICAL GRADE size E *MRI* WALK-O2-BOUT PLUS VIPR |
| 13573111 | 131Z02HE8012003019 | OXYGEN (20%O2) Balance HELIUM USP DRUG MIX GRADE size 200 |
| 13576102 | 131Z02OX951ME0039 | CARBOGEN (5%CO2 95%O2) USP MEDICAL DRUG GRADE size E CGA-880 |
| 13576103 | 131Z02OX9512000033 | CARBOGEN (5%CO2 95%O2) USP MED DRUG MIX GRADE 1900PSI sz 200 |
List of Specialty Gases
| Original Item # | New Item # | Description |
| 13541200 | 131AIUZ200 | AIR ULTRA ZERO GRADE size 200 CGA-590 |
| 13543200 | 131NIUHP250 | NITROGEN ULTRA HIGH PURITY GRADE size 250 CGA-580 |
| 13547101 | 131HEHP250 | HELIUM HIGH PURITY GRADE 4.7 size 250 CGA-580 |
| 13547111 | 131ARUHP250 | ARGON ULTRA HIGH PURITY size 250 CGA-580 |
| 13570112 | 131CDBD200 | CARBON DIOXIDE BONE DRY GRADE size 200 CGA-320washer |
| 1351116K | 132AR486K | ARGON HIGH PURITY 99.998% 4.8 Atmospheric/Inert Gas size K |
| 1351148G | 132AR48G | ARGON HIGH PURITY 99.998% 4.8 Atmospheric/Inert Gas size G |
| 1354816K | 131HEUHP6K | HELIUM ULTRA HIGH PURITY GRADE 6000PSI size K CGA-677 |
How to place an order
Do you have a UCSF Online Warehouse account with us?
- If not, Request a Logistics Online Warehouse account
- If yes, login to UCSF Logistics Online Warehouse. (VPN required)
- Select Order>Warehouse Stores>Gases
- Complete the form and submit
Note: For special blend gases, customer owned cylinder refills, regulators and handling gear, select “custom orders”.
Delivery expectations
| Order Placed | Example |
|---|---|
| Orders placed before 2 p.m. today with a preferred delivery date of tomorrow will be filled the next business day. | Example: I placed the order before 2 p.m. on Monday with a preferred delivery of tomorrow. I will receive my order on Tuesday. |
| Orders placed after 2 p.m. today with a preferred delivery date of tomorrow will be filled the following business day. | Example: I placed the order after 2 p.m. on Monday with a preferred delivery of tomorrow. I will receive my order on Wednesday. |
Same Day Orders:
Placing a same day order (order today, receive today) will incur a minimum surcharge of $192. You must email SCM Logistics at [email protected] with your order number, the desired delivery date, and place Emergency Order as the subject matter. Logistics will be in contact with you by 2:00pm.
Note: All orders are filled based on availability and in the order received.
Compress Gas Handling: For patient safety and research quality control, SCM Logistics does not handle the connection or disconnection of gas cylinders. For these tasks, please contact your department’s designated lab personnel or your Material Management team.
Empty cylinder pickup
SCM Logistics provides complimentary pick-up of empty gas cylinders from the original delivery location. Any disconnected and clearly marked “Empty” compressed gas cylinders will be automatically collected during your next gas delivery.
If you have an empty cylinder in your inventory without an upcoming gas order that you would like to return, please submit a service ticket or email [email protected] to arrange a pick-up. In your request, include the location (Building and Room Number) of the empty cylinder and the inventory barcode from the SCM Logistics delivery label.