The UCSF Anchor Institution Mission (AIM) and University of California (UC) Systemwide Procurement teams attended the third annual San Francisco International Airport Resource Fair as exhibitors on March 24 at the Oakland Convention Center. The resource fair, geared towards attendees looking for workforce opportunities, was hosted by the San Francisco International Airport in partnership with the City of Oakland and the Business Outreach Committee—a consortium of public agencies across the Bay Area. AIM and UC Systemwide Procurement represented the strategic small business partners for local procurement outreach, and UCSF Real Estate held a session on conducting business with their department. The certified business exhibitors included professional services consultants and representatives from IT services, business lending partners, and design service firms. If you are looking to explore new locally based businesses for your procurement needs, please see the Local Business Outreach List to find out what businesses are attending our outreach events. If you would like to work with new suppliers, please onboard them accordingly with Graphite Connect.
Graphite Connect is now live as UCSF’s online supplier registration platform, supporting the onboarding of new PO-based suppliers and streamlining supplier data collection and validation. What This Means for You All new suppliers who provide goods and/or services to UCSF must be invited to complete registration in Graphite Connect. Once invited, new PO-based suppliers securely submit required onboarding information—including tax information, banking details and supporting documentation for ACH or wire payment methods—and a general liability Certificate of Insurance. Action Needed After you submit a supplier request in Graphite, it is reviewed and approved by Supplier Registration, and an invitation is sent to the supplier. Please remind your supplier to promptly accept and complete their Graphite invitation. Unopened invitations and incomplete registrations are the most common causes of onboarding delays. Timely completion helps keep onboarding on track. Helpful Resources Graphite Connect launch announcement and overviewInternal guidance and process details: Department Guide pageSupplier Guide (to share with suppliers)Supplier instructions for Graphite: Accepting an invitation from your customerTo submit a Graphite Support request: email [email protected] Registration Questions: Submit a ServiceNow ticket
Vouchers can now be automatically approved once they are matched—even if they are already assigned to an approver.
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UCSF’s new supplier onboarding platform, Graphite Connect, launched on February 26 and is now the required process for registering all new suppliers who provide goods and/or services (PO-based). This system replaces the prior forms and email-based workflow, providing a more secure and streamlined experience.Effective March 6, 2026, old forms for requesting new PO-based suppliers are no longer accepted. All new PO-based suppliers must register through Graphite Connect.Process Guidance New PO-based suppliers → Must register in Graphite ConnectLegacy supplier updates and new payment-only (non-PO) suppliers → Continue to use Supplier Forms To support this transition, updated versions (v26.1) of the following forms are now available and should be used immediately:ACH Enrollment FormUCSF Substitute W9 & Supplier Information FormResourcesCampus departments: Visit Graphite Connect for Departments to learn how to invite a new supplier.Suppliers: Visit Graphite Connect for Suppliers for registration guidance.Supplier Forms: Visit the Supplier Forms page for access to the current versions and guidance on when to use them.Supplier letter: Share the Mandatory Use of Graphite Connect for New Suppliers letter with suppliers who have questions about the requirement. Questions? Contact the SCM Response Team.
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