Tagged: Supply Chain

Fastenal is the contracted supplier for building maintenance supplies and janitorial products. University purchases for these items must go through Buckeye Buy. And if you’re a frequent user of the Fastenal catalog in the supplier website section of Buckeye Buy, you may be able to save time with order templates.

A new spend category has been created for Catering Equipment Rental (SC11037). Please use this spend category for the service of renting out specialized equipment and tools used for catering events, parties, and gatherings, such as: Tableware (e.g., plates, glasses, cutlery, napkins), Beverageware (e.g., cups, mugs, wine glasses), Event furniture (e.g., tables, chairs, linen), Party tents, Serving equipment (e.g., chafing dishes, food warmers, platters, serving trays), and Bar equipment (e.g., cocktail shakers, ice buckets, bar counters).

In preparation for the combined federal and state filing changes, the Payee Setup Form along with the Miscellaneous Payee and Miscellaneous Payment Request tasks will be updated to include additional address prompts for 1099 income reporting when the state in which work is performed differs from the state associated with the payee’s primary address. The changes listed below will occur on January 17.

Please do not begin entering FY26 blanket purchase orders until April 14, 2025. More information and detailed instructions on creating FY26 blanket purchase orders is forthcoming.

Update: See the Future Dated Requisitions to be Used for FY26 Blanket Order Entry post.

To assist with the year-end procurement roll-forward process, the Controller’s Office will be analyzing and closing out old internal and external Purchase Orders (PO) which meet the parameters listed below.

• POs that are over two years old which have not been invoiced in the previous year (excluding POs for multiyear service contracts that are only billed annually, those related to construction projects beginning with "PJOSU," OAKS type POs, and those that are FD520 grant related).

The "Find Supplier Requests" report in Workday will be enhanced with an additional column on the report called “Supplier Request." This drill down field allows those who have access to this data to see and take additional actions.

Two new supplier websites are available in Buckeye Buy Marketplace Quotes.

Exhibit and Display Services suppliers:

• Outreach Promotional Solutions with supplier contact Nevin Bansal at bansal@outreachpromos.com.
• Zilla LLC with supplier contact Kim Russell at krussell@zilladisplay.com or 614-763-5311.

The "Find Supplier Invoice Request (SIR) Summary - OSU" report will be enhanced with an additional set of date prompts.

Prompt "Supplier Invoice Request Completed Date on or After" and "Supplier Invoice Request Completed Date on or Before" fields are added which allows users to run the report by when the supplier invoice request completed consistent with other procurement reporting.