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
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. 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. 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 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. 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. | 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.edu The 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
STAPLES IS NOW OUR PREFERRED VENDOR FOR OFFICE SUPPLIES
As of August 1, 2009, Staples became the preferred office supply vendor for MUSC University. Use Staples for all your office supply needs to receive the best pricing available to any state agency. We are developing a list of 400 Core Items that will be discounted an average of 74% off retail price. All Staples branded products are guaranteed to be at least 67% off retail price.
As an added benefit MUSC Purchasing Cards are now registered with Staples Retail Stores. You can go into any Staples store, use your MUSC P-Card and get MUSC negotiated pricing (never pay retail!!!!!). If a product happens to be on sale in the store at that time at an even lower price, you can request the sale price. This is a tremendous convenience when you just HAVE to have something today. The nearest Staples Retail Store is just across the Ashley River in South Windermere on Folly Road. Always use your MUSC P-Card and SAVE!
STAPLES has been awarded the State Contract for PAPER (inside delivery to your desk) for the period August 1, 2009 – July 31, 2010. They replaced Office Max as of August 1, 2009. So ordering supplies and paper will be easier now as both can be ordered from the same vendor.
We welcome Staples as our partner in better serving our customers. We have had a good relationship with them since they took over Corporate Express and became a State Contract Office Supply vendor in January of this year.
University Purchasing negotiated even better prices for our university and other area schools that are involved in the Charleston Higher Education Purchasing Alliance (CHEPA). Take advantage of these savings by using Staples as your office supply vendor. Your sales representative is Heather Davis. She is ALWAYS happy to help you with any questions, problems or concerns you have. Please keep her contact information handy, just in case you need to contact her:
E-mail: heather.davis@staples.com
Phone: 866-732-5311 ext 8716
Mobile: 803-727-7654 | |
