Betty Sandifer
Director
University Purchasing and Accounts Payable supports the university community through purchasing all goods and services, providing expertise and guidance to customers and vendors and paying vendors and employees promptly. Purchasing and Accounts Payable is a part of Finance and reports to the Chief Financial Officer.
SIGN UP FOR PURCHASING UPDATE E-MAILS
If you are not receiving our e-mails and would like to, please send your e-mail address to Betty Sandifer, Director, at sandifbw@musc.edu. We will be happy to add you to our list.
NEW SAVINGS ON DELL COMPUTERS University Purchasing Services is pleased to announce additional discounts on Dell Computers through the Computer Connection. Discounts are on the three MUSC bundles described as Mini-tower High-end - $964.09, an $86.50 savings; Desktop - $892.28, an $80.12 savings; and the Laptop - $1,101.00, a $70.32 savings (savings over previous prices). Potentially, this could save the university more than $220,000 a year.
In an effort to keep our customers better informed, we are now sending out e-mail updates two or three times each week to Business Managers and Administrators across campus. We include “need to know” information, updates on new Statewide Term Contracts, news items, highlights of policies and procedures, etc. To insure you get the biggest discount use the Computer Connection website:
If you have any questions on ordering a Dell Computer for you department contact the Computer Connection at 792-2323.
Did you know that you can get MUSC Employee Discounts from Dell? User ID # US11127993 – Using this ID, check it out on the Dell website. | NEW STATEWIDE TERM CONTRACT FOR MEDICAL SUPPLIES
The Statewide Term Contracts for Medical Supplies with Cardinal Health and Gulf South expire February 19, 2010. The new contract has been awarded to Grove Medical. The State Procurement Office suggests that all agencies communicate with Grove Medical immediately by calling 1-800-269-1405 and speaking to: 1. Oliver Lawless (loiverl@grovemedical.com)
2. Trey Morrison (treym@grovemedical.com, and/or
3. Or visit their web at www.grovemedical.com. Grove uses online ordering and will not require any software loads. Credit applications will also not be a requirement for any end user of this contract. It is likely that Grove will need to review your formularies, if they exist, so they can verify appropriate stock levels to service your accounts and locations. The Materials Management website has been updated with Grove's contract:(click here to read contract) The contract term is from February 20, 2010 through February 19, 2015. Do not order from Grove Medical prior to February 20, 2010. Orders through February 19, 2010 must be made to Cardinal Health or Gulf South.
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE NOW HAS ITS OWN E-MAIL ADDRESS:
We have been receiving requisitions by e-mail for over a year now through our purchasing@musc.edu e-mail address. Many of you are e-mailing the bulk of your requisitions and back up to us. We also get many items in our purchasing@musc mailbox that could be processed quicker if they went directly to Accounts Payable. The “E-mail Process” has proved to be such a success that In hopes of serving you even faster, we have now created a separate e-mail address for Accounts Payable: acctspayable@musc.eduThe list of items below does not need Purchasing approval, so you can send them directly to Accounts Payable at our new e-mail address acctspayable@musc.edu:
Requisitions for:
Memberships
Professional Dues
Registration Fees
Subscriptions
Bank Fees
Stipends
Student Refunds
Study Participants
Speaker Fees/Lecturer Fees <$2,500 (including travel)
Travel Reimbursements (for mileage and meals not requiring original receipts) Invoices All other requisitions and backup should continue to be sent to Purchasing at: purchasing@musc.edu |
