The Outbound Freight Program through Vantage Point Logistics (VPL) will be retired in the first half of 2024 due to limited campus adoption and to help streamline and standardize courier payments. A final retirement date for the program will be announced in the coming months. In the meantime, departments participating in this program can continue to use their existing FedEx accounts and VPL purchase order (PO) number. We encourage departments to begin reviewing their VPL POs and FedEx accounts on the program. FedEx invoices can be paid using the BearBuy Payment Request Form or procurement card. 

Once the Outbound Freight Program is retired, departments that have been using the program can still use their department FedEx accounts, but shipping charges will no longer be automatically invoiced against a VPL PO. There is no change to the VPL Inbound Freight Program. More information and guidance will be announced in the upcoming months.

Update as of December 12, 2023

As a part of this retirement, the BearBuy Outbound Freight Form will no longer be available after January 31, 2024. No new purchase orders (PO) can be created for the program.

In the meantime, departments participating in this program can continue to use their existing FedEx accounts and Vantage Point Logistics (VPL) PO number. We encourage departments to begin reviewing their VPL POs and FedEx accounts on the program. FedEx invoices can be paid using the BearBuy Payment Request Form or procurement card (P-Card). 

Once the Outbound Freight Program is retired, departments that have been using the program can still use their department FedEx accounts, but shipping charges will no longer be automatically invoiced against a VPL PO. There is no change to the VPL Inbound Freight Program. More information and guidance will be announced as it becomes available. 

Update as of January 17, 2024

The Outbound Freight Program through Vantage Point Logistics (VPL) will be retired in the first half of 2024 due to limited campus adoption and to help streamline and standardize courier payments. A final retirement date for the program will be announced in the coming months. 

As a part of this retirement, the BearBuy Outbound Freight Form will no longer be available after January 31, 2024. No new purchase orders (PO) can be created for the program.

In the meantime, departments participating in this program can continue to use their existing FedEx accounts and Vantage Point Logistics (VPL) PO number. We encourage departments to begin reviewing their VPL POs and FedEx accounts on the program. FedEx invoices can be paid using the BearBuy Payment Request Form or procurement card (P-Card). 

Once the Outbound Freight Program is retired, departments that have been using the program can still use their department FedEx accounts, but shipping charges will no longer be automatically invoiced against a VPL PO. There is no change to the VPL Inbound Freight Program. More information and guidance will be announced in the upcoming months.

Update as of February 14, 2024

A final retirement date for the program will be announced in the coming months. In the meantime, departments participating in this program can continue to use their existing FedEx accounts and Vantage Point Logistics (VPL) PO number. We encourage departments to begin reviewing their VPL POs and FedEx accounts on the program. FedEx invoices can be paid using the BearBuy Payment Request Form or procurement card. 

Update as of April 17, 2024

The Outbound Freight Program through Vantage Point Logistics (VPL) will be retired in the first half of 2024 due to limited campus adoption and to help streamline and standardize courier payments. Departments participating in this need to review their VPL POs and FedEx accounts on the program and transition from the program. FedEx invoices can be paid using the BearBuy Payment Request Form or procurement card (P-Card).  

Once the Outbound Freight Program is retired, departments that have been using the program can still use their department FedEx accounts, but shipping charges will no longer be automatically invoiced against a VPL PO. There is no change to the VPL Inbound Freight Program.