Purchasing & Procurement

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Suppliers who receive BearBuy purchase orders are required to submit invoices through Transcepta, the University’s e-invoicing partner. Transcepta helps streamline invoice processing and facilitate faster payment. More than 8,000 suppliers are registered to submit invoices through Transcepta. 

July 20, 2021


On July 26, BearBuy will be updated with minor improvements to continue on the path of streamlining, simplifying and modernizing the user shopping experience. The following are some highlights of the UI changes:


July 16, 2021


BearBuy production downtime will take place between Friday, July 23, at 6 p.m. through Sunday, July 25, at 9 a.m. to upgrade from release version 21.1 to 21.2. To avoid delays, please complete all BearBuy requests prior to the system maintenance. BearBuy will be available on Monday, July 26.

July 16, 2021


An expanded Agilent product portfolio is now available to the University of California research community through Neta Scientific, Inc. See full article for more information.

July 16, 2021


In order to better track and manage our chemical and other hazardous materials purchases, three new commodity codes have been created and the existing Chemicals Commodity Code (00025 Chemicals-52201) has been renamed and now designated for hazardous chemicals only.


June 11, 2021


In preparation for fiscal year end close, all BearBuy Match Exception Handlers and Voucher Approvers should approve/reject all vouchers pending in their queues.


June 11, 2021


In July, UCSF will introduce ChemCentral, a chemical management program that delivers commonly used chemicals to researchers and assists in managing inventory at safe levels.


June 11, 2021


CDW-G will be updating the punch-out catalog landing page on Wednesday, May 19. The new page will include quick links to ergonomic items, a new way to search for orders and quotes.


May 17, 2021


Updates from the UCSF Anchor Institution Initiative on AAPI Heritage Month and the first UCSF Pre-Design Supplier Diversity Forum.

May 11, 2021


A few reminders from Accounts Payable on Transcepta invoicing, buying goods and services, and using the Payment Request Form.

May 11, 2021

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