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Computer software and hardware category logos in BearBuy have been modified to include additional information on our preferred suppliers and their specialties.
April 18, 2022
EndNote Users can now purchase licenses from Clarivate for a lower price.
January 18, 2022
As 2021 ends, we want to reflect on some of the outcomes the Anchor Institution Initiative Procurement team made toward our supplier diversity objectives. Here’s a few highlights:
December 14, 2021
The local gas processing plant in Pittsburg, Calif., which is shared by both Airgas USA and Linde Gas & Equipment Inc., is currently undergoing repairs. This plant serves Central California and therefore UCSF’s orders of non-medical liquid nitrogen and liquid oxygen may be delayed.
December 14, 2021
To help ensure smooth processing of purchase orders and requests that need to be completed by the end of December 2021, SCM is asking customers to submit and approve requisitions, lien removals or chartfield changes as soon as possible.
November 22, 2021
UCSF’s new chemical management program, ChemCentral, which launched this fall, is now available in BearBuy. Researchers in the Weill Neurosciences building can purchase chemicals through the ChemCentral link located at the top of the BearBuy home page.
November 9, 2021
Starting Monday, October 25, One Workplace (OWP) will offer work-from-home furniture in their BearBuy punch-out catalog. OWP is UCSF’s official supplier for all furniture purchases.
October 19, 2021
In an effort to ensure all orders in BearBuy are able to pass internal and external audit, effective October 1, 2021, Supply Chain Management (SCM) began requiring Source Justification and Price Reasonableness for orders over $100,000. SCM has added justification text boxes to the After-the-Fact form in BearBuy and will require that documentation before processing the order.
October 14, 2021
In addition to PPE, the SCM COVID Store is now stocking lab plastics to help UCSF overcome the severe backorders that have crippled research efforts in the past year. A list of items we stock is available on the table to the right.
October 14, 2021
As many of you know, last month Supply Chain Management (SCM) asked you to participate in our survey on BearBuy invoicing and payment process. Thank you to the 175 folks who submitted surveys and took the time to write additional comments.
September 15, 2021