by Kateri Eisenhut | Jan 30, 2024 | News
Procurement Services recently launched a new, enhanced version of the Sole Source Justification (SSJ) form. The updated form is easier and more convenient for the U-M purchasing community to use. The new form: Has fewer pages and questions Uses Adobe’s form...
by Kateri Eisenhut | Jan 30, 2024 | News
The Find Products & Services search tool on the Procurement Services website has a new, more user-friendly design that offers a variety of benefits to visitors. Among other things, the new tool now: Filters results by product/service categories, community impact...
by Kateri Eisenhut | Jan 30, 2024 | News
Jeff Price, procurement agent senior, joined the Print and Professional Services Team in December. Jeff comes to us from Vericast/Valassis Communications, Inc., where he worked in various media buying and management roles, including his most recent position as senior...
by Kate Balzer | Jan 24, 2024 | News
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...
by Kate Balzer | Jan 23, 2024 | News
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
by Kateri Eisenhut | Jan 9, 2024 | News
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. ET. Questions related to the topics below may be submitted in advance via this form. Procurement Optimization...
by Kate Balzer | Dec 12, 2023 | News
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 the trip for travel expenses—will be treated as taxable income and need to be processed through Payroll. This only applies...
by Kateri Eisenhut | Dec 12, 2023 | News
Expense reports generally go through a multi-layered approval process during which the report will either be approved or sent back for revision. Common reasons why expense reports are returned include: Incorrect per diem Incorrect location—Claiming, for example, per...
by Kateri Eisenhut | Dec 5, 2023 | News
The university’s contract with Xerox is based on cost per page with no separate equipment lease fees. Because print and copy volumes have dropped significantly across U-M, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become necessary for Xerox to add a $30...
by Kateri Eisenhut | Dec 5, 2023 | News
Kate Balzer, change manager, joined the Service Delivery Team in September. She comes to us from the Michigan Medicine Office of Patient Experience where she worked as a senior project manager. Kate graduated from the University of Michigan with a BS in organizational...
