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New, easier-to-use Sole Source Justification Form now available
Procurement Services recently launched a new, enhanced version of the Sole Source Justification (SSJ) form. The updated form is easier and more...
Upgraded Find Products & Services Search tool offers several enhancements
The Find Products & Services search tool on the Procurement Services website has a new, more user-friendly design that offers a variety of...
New faces onboard in Procurement Services
Jeff Price, procurement agent senior, joined the Print and Professional Services Team in December. Jeff comes to us from Vericast/Valassis...
Watch the January Buying Blue CoP webinar recording and read the Q&A
More than 600 people attended the latest Buying Blue Community of Practice webinar to hear presentations on the following topics: U-M’s upcoming bid...
U-M’s expense reporting system to be upgraded this summer
Procurement Services is partnering with the Shared Services Center (SSC) to upgrade U-M’s expense reporting system to a new software solution called Chrome River, with a targeted go-live date of August 1, 2024. The current expense reporting system, Concur, will be retired on September 30, 2024
January Buying Blue CoP–Procurement Optimization Program, sole source justification, out-of-pocket expense reimbursements
Register to attend our next Buying Blue Community of Practice event, which will be held—virtually—on Thursday, January 18, 2024, from 1 to 2 p.m....
Late out-of-pocket reimbursements to be taxed due to IRS requirement
Beginning January 1, 2024, any out-of-pocket expenses that are submitted for reimbursement more than 45 days after the transaction date—or end of...
Most frequent reasons an expense report is returned
Expense reports generally go through a multi-layered approval process during which the report will either be approved or sent back for revision. ...