Amazon Business now live
On May 5, U-M launched a new centralized Amazon Business account for university purchasing activity. This new account is a university-wide approved method to purchase items not currently available in U-M’s Marketsite+ catalogs, and enables the university to leverage...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...Register to attend conference on sustainable food procurement!
Registration is now open for the 2025 Conference on Sustainable Food Procurement by Institutions. The event, which is presented by MDining, is taking place April 21 to 23 on the U-M Ann Arbor campus and brings together dining directors, foodservice suppliers,...Coming soon: limited-edition national champions PCard or Travel Cards
Procurement Services has partnered with JPMorgan Chase—the financial institution that issues U-M PCards and Travel Cards—to offer a limited-edition card commemorating U-M’s national championship. If you are a current PCard/Travel cardholder, please complete...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...Get a sneak peek at Chrome River (U-M’s new expense reporting system)
Earlier this year, U-M announced that its expense reporting system will be upgraded to a new software solution called Chrome River, with a targeted go-live date of August 1, 2024. Concur, the university’s current expense reporting system, will be retired on September...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 threshold change and the Procurement Optimization Program. The sole source justification (SSJ) process and how the new...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