New faces on board in Procurement Services

Annie Thrush, commodity manager, joined the Procurement Services Technology Team in March. Annie comes to us from Central Michigan University, where she was the director of contracting & purchasing services. Annie graduated from Central Michigan University with a...

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

New Buying Blue resources available to U-M

Procurement Services is pleased to announce the launch of two Buying Blue resources for the U-M community. The new online resources for this important initiative will assist in keeping our community informed and up-to-date on all things Buying Blue. A new Buying Blue...

Bid limit to increase in 2024

The U-M Board of Regents recently approved an increase to the university’s formal bid limit for goods and services from $10,000 to $75,000. Due to federal regulations, however, U-M’s bid limit is currently capped at $50,000. In the near future, we’re going to...