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In February 2025, UCSF was notified of the U.S. Small Business Adminstration’s (SBA) intent to conduct a Subcontracting Program Compliance Review (SPCR) on The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco and University of California, San Francisco. On May 27–29, 2025, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) conducted an on-site audit of the Federal Program.SBA issued the SPCR report on June 30, 2025, and UCSF was assigned a Marginal rating based on the SBA’s findings and recommendations. Per SBA requirements, UCSF was required to and submitted a Corrective Action Plan within 45 days, which was accepted by SBA on August 19, 2025.To assess progress, SBA scheduled a Follow-Up Compliance Review after mutual agreement on the timing. On June 12, 2026, SBA conducted the Follow-Up Compliance Review. The SBA team was led by the Office of Government Contracting, Area Director and Team Lead, along with the Commercial Market Representative. UCSF was represented by Alex Chang (Audit Liaison), Marliz Copado (Small Business Liaison Officer), Derrick Chun (Business Systems Analyst), and Shirley David (Project and Data Team Lead). SBA continued their review after the meeting.Following the review, SBA concluded that UCSF had successfully addressed all major findings and implemented the recommendations outlined in the initial SPCR report. As a result, UCSF’s Marginal rating was upgraded to Satisfactory on July 14, 2026.SBA commended UCSF’s dedication to providing maximum practicable opportunities to small businesses and acknowledged the University’s efforts to achieve compliance with Federal Subcontracting Program requirements.If you are working with a Principal Investigator or their project team requestors on procurements involving federal contract funds, please collaborate with Marliz Copado to ensure compliance with the updated Standard Operating Procedures for the Federal Subcontracting Program. You can access and use the SBA’s Small Business Dynamic Search Database to locate certified small businesses for federal contracts. When engaging a new supplier, please follow UCSF’s supplier onboarding instructions.
To build on Strategic Sourcing’s continued success in delivering significant cost savings for UCSF, Strategic Sourcing's Category Manager Ngoc Ngo will be transitioning from the Research category to overseeing the Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO) category. This strategic move positions the team to focus on one of UCSF's largest spend categories, representing $136 million in annual spend, with only 16 percent currently under agreement. By increasing contract coverage and driving supplier optimization, Sourcing has a tremendous opportunity to reduce costs and generate additional value for the organization. Ngoc's transition to MRO builds on the strong results our team has achieved within the IT and Research categories. Sourcing looks forward to applying the same disciplined, data-driven approach to MRO and continuing to deliver meaningful savings.For more information, contact Ngoc Ngo.
Certain kinds of UCSF software purchases will be subject to sales and use tax starting on January 1, 2027.
Project One—UCSF's Oracle Cloud implementation—impacts Supply Chain Management processes and systems. Note: All Project One (one.ucsf.edu) links require MyAccess authentication.
Abcam supports UCSF researchers with reliable, well-validated antibodies, ELISA kits, proteins, and assays to help advance scientific discoveries with confidence. To make ordering more cost-effective, Abcam has reduced shipping to a flat $25 fee. The new discounted shipping rate will be automatically applied—no minimum purchase requirements. For more information, please email Ngoc Ngo.
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As UCSF continues advancing its small business procurement and Anchor Institution Mission initiatives, a comparison of Q1 2025 and Q1 2026 supplier data enriched by Supplier.IO shows encouraging growth across several key supplier categories. Over the past year, UCSF's enriched supplier population grew by nearly eight percent, increasing from 2,987 identified suppliers in Q1 2025 to 3,224 in Q1 2026. Much of that growth came from small businesses, which increased by 248 suppliers (nine percent), providing even greater visibility into businesses that can support UCSF's procurement goals.Why This Matters Maintaining an accurate supplier database isn't simply about reporting; it creates new sourcing opportunities. As supplier information is refreshed over time, newly certified businesses and ownership changes become visible, helping procurement teams identify qualified suppliers that may have previously gone unnoticed. Key TakeawayBetween Q1 2025 and Q1 2026, UCSF expanded visibility into more than 230 additional small suppliers, strengthening the foundation for strategic sourcing, supplier engagement, and reporting initiatives across the organization.
