Tagged: Procurement

A new university wide contract, Drop-off Catering services, was recently awarded to 18 suppliers by the Sourcing Team offering an array of foods available in Buckeye Buy.

The awarded suppliers were vetted for catering services including:

A new catalog from life sciences supplier Takara Bio USA is available in the supplier website section of Buckeye Buy for university users. See the Business and Finance Takara Bio USA catalog page for more information on Ohio State's contract with this supplier.

The existing hosted catalog from Takara BIO USA will be removed at the close of business on Friday, January 5. Contact the Marketplace Team with catalog or order placement questions.

Some Supplier Invoice and Supplier Invoice Requests enhancements will be moved to production the week of Monday, December 18.

Notification Updates for Supplier Invoice Requests: 

During the week of December 11, enhancements will be made to select Buckeye Buy items that will allow the commodity code to automatically populate on purchase requisitions. During the transition, requests to add or update affected items will be held until maintenance is complete. The estimated maintenance complete date is Friday, December 15. 

For UNIV purchases only - If the commodity code is not automatically populated, the commodity code field is not required. 

To improve transparency into the supplier invoice request process, the Service Center Lead Approval step will be moved up in the business process from the supplier invoice where it currently resides to the supplier invoice request, keeping it streamlined within the same business process. This change is to improve transparency and align with other similar financial transactions in Workday. 

Our warehouses have thousands of items including beverages, breakroom supplies, buffers, chemicals, copy paper, gas cylinders, gloves, lab supplies, nitrile, office products and OSU branded items.

For a quick and effective search of Ohio State Stores products available to order through Workday, click on the search catalog link, enter a brief but detailed product description, and click the Inventory box in the left margin, as shown in the screenshots below.

Beginning July 2023, a new expedited review process is available that allows Senior Fiscal Officers (SFOs) to sign procurement agreements when specific criteria are met. Review the Procurement Agreement Terms and Conditions Expedited Review Process Guide and FAQ document for more details.

Effective July 1, 2023 the Competitive Bid Thresholds and Consulting approvals are changing as shown in the table below.

OSU Surplus now offers a catalog in Buckeye Buy for small, medium, and large internal transfer deliveries to Columbus campus locations. A special request line is also available in the catalog. Contact OSU Surplus at surplus@osu.edu with questions.

As previously communicated, to avoid potential accounting issues, please do not approve any requisitions, supplier invoices, purchase orders, change orders, or expense reports after noon on Friday, June 30, 2023. It is highly recommended to have everything approved on Thursday, June 29, 2023.