University of California (UC) Office of the President has established contracts with the following life science providers:
- Pacific Biosciences: Specializes in long-read DNA sequencing technology. They sell instruments, consumables, and software for genetic analysis. Contract Details.
- Matheson Gases: To provide gases, accessories, service agreements, maintenance, software updates, installations, and services systemwide. Gases include but are not limited to laboratory, industrial, medical, and related accessories and services. Specifically, dewars, cylinder gases (including a rental model), bulk, liquid helium, liquid nitrogen, dry ice delivery, equipment hard goods, accessories, as well as maintenance of gases for UC-owned and supplier-owned equipment in compressed and cryogenic form. Contract Details.
- Gentinge AB: Provides equipment and maintenance services for autoclaves and sterilizers, washers and cage washers. Contract Details.
- Bioneer Inc: Bioneer is a provider of oligonucleotide-based therapeutics, PCR diagnostics as well as drug screening tools. Their core competencies reside in DNA/RNA oligonucleotide synthesis chemistry, process development and instrument technology. Contract Details.
UC contracts simplify and speed approval for purchase requisitions over $10,000 which must be reviewed by Supply Chain Management Strategic Procurement. Sourcing items from these suppliers, when possible, reduces the information required to create a purchase requisition as well as the subsequent review by campus buyers to generate a purchase order. The listed suppliers have competitively bid systemwide agreements with the UC; therefore, no additional justifications are needed when submitting your requisition.
A complete list of UC Contracts are below.