Note: Please ensure that non-essential (non-payroll) expenditures align with your unit’s cost-saving measures in response to the university-wide email from the president and executive vice presidents, dated Wednesday, February 26, 2025. If your purchase is $50,000 or less, proceed with the typical process for submitting a requisition, contract, or sourcing request. If your purchase is in excess of $50,000, please submit a Purchasing Pre-Approval Request form for executive review. For more information, including exemption categories, please refer to this article before submitting a request form. Thank you for adhering to this process change until further notice!

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UPS pricing increases due to new contract

As you may know, shipping via UPS at U-M is done under a contract administered by the state of Michigan. While U-M is not required to use this contract, our past analyses have shown it to be the most cost-effective option. UPS, however, is streamlining its contracting...