by Kate Balzer | May 13, 2025 | News
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...
by Ashley Torres | Apr 22, 2025 | News
Over 700 people attended the latest Buying Blue Community of Practice webinar to learn more about the following topics: The Procurement Optimization Program. CTP–Requirement to use CTP for UM-related flights coming July 1 Federal impacts–how Procurement Services is...
by Kelli Szczepanski | Apr 20, 2025 | News
As part of our ongoing commitment to making purchasing the goods and services you need to support teaching, research, and patient care at U-M both convenient and cost effective, we’re implementing a series of enhancements over the next two years to streamline our...
by Kate Balzer | Apr 7, 2025 | News
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...
by Ashley Torres | Apr 2, 2025 | News
Register to attend our next Buying Blue Community of Practice event, which will be held—virtually—on Thursday April 17, 2025, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. ET. Questions related to the topics below may be submitted in advance via this form. Procurement Optimization...
by Kate Balzer | Mar 6, 2025 | News
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,...
by Ashley Torres | Feb 5, 2025 | News
U-M employees sometimes ask about the differences in airfare pricing between Lightning and airline websites. Some even compare the two to determine if using Collegiate Travel Planners (CTP), U-M’s designated travel partner, is worth it from a pricing standpoint. ...
by Ashley Torres | Feb 3, 2025 | News
Nearly 500 people attended the latest Buying Blue Community of Practice webinar to learn more about the following topics: The Procurement Optimization Program. Local Hotel Agreements—recent changes to simplify booking. Emburse Enterprise—enhancements to the recently...
by Ashley Torres | Jan 15, 2025 | News
Effective January 1, 2025, SPG 501.04 on Tech Tools: Cell Phones and Portable Electronic Resources, was revised to include the following two modifications: 1) Internet connectivity fee—Under the former policy, U-M covered this fee on a tax-free basis only for those...
by Ashley Torres | Jan 15, 2025 | News
Businesses looking to join the U-M supplier community can now participate in a virtual training program to get insight into the university’s procurement processes. The four-part Prepare for Procurement training program is aimed at fostering strong business...
