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Radiant Logistics Partners LLC

Minority-Owned Small Business USA-Based
Radiant Logistics Partners LLC is a global transportation and supply chain management company, contracted for Customs brokerage, freight cartage, freight forwarding and packaging/palletizing of larger shipments (over 150 pounds or larger than small package couriers will accept). Services include but not limited to the following: Customs Clearance International Air and Ocean Domestic Air and Ground […]

Ordering:

For shipping requests, complete the quote request form below and email it to Radiant.Logistics@umich.edu. If this is your first time placing an order, Radiant Logistics will establish a new account for your unit.

Radiant Quote Request Form

For non-shipping requests, call or email the appropriate contact in the “Supplier Contacts” section below.

Radiant will send invoices to your unit. Make payment arrangements via ePro requisition (PO), supplier ID 0000784381.

PCards are not accepted.

Purchasing Options: Purchase Order,

Customs Office Services, Equipment and Supplies

OtterBase, Inc

Michigan-Based USA-Based
This is a strategic contract for a wide array of IT positions for use on short term projects/assignments.

Ordering:

Orders can be placed through Quote to Order.

PCards and non-QTO purchase orders are not accepted.

This portal is designed to help customers request quotes from multiple suppliers, select a supplier for each project, record data for later use, communicate via a message board specific to your project, and retrieve historical information on your projects. A U-M ID and a Kerberos password are needed to get started.

Purchasing Options: Quote to Order (QTO),

Computer, Telecom and Technology Equipment and Services IT Office Services, Equipment and Supplies Temporary Personnel Services Temporary Staffing - IT

Metro Delivery

Michigan-Based Small Business USA-Based Women-Owned
Metro Delivery is a university-wide supplier that provides all aspects of same-day courier services, including but not limited to scheduled, on-demand, and STAT services for all campus and Michigan Medicine departments throughout the states of Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana. Services and customer support are available 24 hours a day / 7 days a week.  For […]

Ordering:

To place an order with a shortcode or for delivery information:

Jessica Nowling
Service & Operations Manager
(734) 973-0973
jnowling@metrodelivery.com

Judith O’Neill
Service & Operations Manager
(734) 973-0973
joneill@metrodelivery.com

Purchasing Options: ShortCode,

Mail and Package Delivery Office Services, Equipment and Supplies

Liberty Security Group Inc

Small Business
This is a strategic contract for hourly unarmed uniformed guard services, dispatched 24/7.Liberty Security GroupInc is fully licensed and insured. All hires must go through the Department of Public Safety and Security (DPSS) before hiring. Services include: Uniformed security officers Mobile security patrol Event services

Ordering:

To hire guard Service:

Contact DPSS Business Services to obtain a clearance code.
Phone: (734) 763-3434 Monday-Friday
Phone: (734) 763-1131 After-hours/weekends

Contact Keith Murray at Liberty Security Group to arrange for your security needs and provide a ShortCode for payment.

Keith Murray
855-457-4732 Extension 701
kmurray@libertysecurity.us

Note:PCards are not accepted

Purchasing Options: ShortCode,

Office Services, Equipment and Supplies Security Guard Services Temporary Personnel Services

Konica Minolta Business Solutions

Sustainable Purchasing
Konica Minolta is no longer the strategic supplier for multifunction copiers & printers. If you currently have a lease agreement with Konica Minolta, it will remain in effect until expired, or until your device is replaced. All current lease agreements include toner, staples and maintenance. Please have the following information available when emailing or calling […]

Ordering:

To change a shortcode, or move a device contact Laura May, Administrative Operations Specialist, uofm@kmbs.konicaminolta.us or (734) 452-4222.

To purchase additional options for your device, fill out and return the Agreement to Purchase Options Form to robincc@umich.edu. Payment method for additional options is by PCard only.

Purchasing Options: ShortCode, PCard,

Multifunction Copiers and Printers Office Copier and Printing Equipment Office Services, Equipment and Supplies

Manpower Staffing Services

Michigan-Based Small Business USA-Based Women-Owned
This is a strategic contract with a small, woman-owned business for temporary staffing office and general labor and Allied Health. As of February 3, 2015, Manpower, Inc. of SE Michigan was recertified andachieved the Gold Seal of Approval® for health care staffing services, certification from The Joint Commission.

Ordering:

Use the Manpower website customized for the university to place orders or inquire on billing issue. Orders should be placed using a shortcode.

PCards are not accepted

Purchasing Options: ShortCode,

Office Services, Equipment and Supplies Office/General/Allied Health Temporary Personnel Services

Judge Technical Staffing

Michigan-Based USA-Based
This is a strategic contract for a wide array of IT positions for use on short term projects/assignments.

Ordering:

Orders can be placed through Quote to Order.

PCards and non-QTO purchase orders are not accepted.

This portal is designed to help customers request quotes from multiple suppliers, select a supplier for each project, record data for later use, communicate via a message board specific to your project, and retrieve historical information on your projects. A U-M ID and a Kerberos password are needed to get started.

Purchasing Options: Quote to Order (QTO),

Computer, Telecom and Technology Equipment and Services IT Office Services, Equipment and Supplies Temporary Personnel Services Temporary Staffing - IT

FedEx

Sustainable Purchasing
This is a secondary contract for domestic & international shipping and courier service, to be used if the services desired are not available with UPS, such as category A hazardous material. FedEx is a sustainable supplier, consistent with U-M’s values.

Ordering:

Where FedEx must be used because UPS cannot provide the specific requirement, the P-Card will be used as the payment method. We recommend establishing a new FedEx account. You may need assistance from Jennifer Henderson, FedEx Worldwide Account Manager, to update the billing method to P-Card or to establish a FedEx online profile.

Jennifer Henderson can be reached at jennifer.henderson@fedex.com or (773) 332-2608.

P-Card Holders needing to establisha new FedEx account and receive negotiated ratesmust complete all of the following steps:

  1. Complete and submit the Request for Exception form
  2. Have a valid University P-Card
  3. Complete the FedEx account request form and send it to strategicca@umich.edu. The account will be emailed to you.
  4. Once you receive the account, create a FedEx online login ID and password at FedEx.com and register the account.
  5. Sign up for FedEx Billing OnlinePlus- allows the account holder to review and dispute charges before they are paid. FedEx Billing Online Plus will show as a summary billing line for each payment on your P-Card statement.

Any FedEx small package invoices that are not billed to a specific account and/or were not automatically billed to a P-Card can be paid using a P-Card by calling 800-GO-FedEx (800-463-3339). Use expense type Freight/Shipping. Alternatively, a non-PO voucher can be used to pay a one-time FedEx invoice only if the unit does not have a P-Card established.

FedEx Freight:
Freight invoices under $5,000 should be paid via P-Card. Invoices over $5,000 should be paid by entering an ePro requisition (Purchase Order), leave the supplier ID blank and choose Todd Coon (tcoon) as the buyer.

Purchasing Options: PCard,

Mail and Package Delivery Office Services, Equipment and Supplies