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UW Procurement eNews
Published December 20, 2012
Procurement Services eNews chronicles UW procurement news and information to assist faculty and staff in staying knowledgeable by providing tips and guidance, and details about upcoming improvements with UW systems or processes in our rapidly changing procurement landscape.
In This Issue
Copiers & Printers: A Managed Print Services Approach is coming in January! Pickup location for AP Checks is Moving to Mailing Services Rush Orders are Now Possible with Fisher CPC Scientific Year End Promotion Please Provide Feedback in a Brief Survey about the UW Contracts Page Toner/Copier/Printer Phone Scams Follow Procurement Services on Twitter
Season’s Greetings Thanks for a Great 2012 So many important things have been accomplished in 2012. UW departments all across the University have been instrumental in leading change with Procurement Services. It is this partnership that has rapidly improved procurement processes and systems. We can’t express our appreciation enough for the overall effort of the UW community. Thank you so much and cheers to an even greater 2013.
Headline News Copiers & Printers: A Managed Print Services Approach is Coming Soon! Procurement Services and Creative Communications just completed a two day Lean workshop with campus customers and process partners to develop an implementation plan for Managed Print Services. This will simplify and improve the University’s process for acquisition of copier/printer equipment and services. Implementation is planned for Winter Quarter, 2013. There are roughly 1,600 copiers and 16,000 printers on campus, purchased from many different suppliers, using various buying methods (purchase, rental, or lease). Adopting a Managed Print Services approach to copying and printing is a recognized best practice, and will benefit the campus through significant cost savings, process efficiencies and environmental benefits. Please contact Procurement Services if you have questions about this initiative, or if your department is in need of copy/print services before the new contract is available: Carla Helm:
[email protected] or 543-8056
Pickup location for AP Checks is Moving to Mailing Services Starting January 16, 2013, the pickup location for AP checks will move to Mailing Services. If you requested special handling for a check, you will be notified by Mailing Services staff when the check is available for pickup. Mailing Services is located at 3900 7th Ave NE in the Publications Services Building and the pickup location will be through the Northlake facing side of the building at the first floor main entrance counter. http://f2.washington.edu/fm/ps/check-release-policy
Rush Orders are Now Possible with Fisher We have exciting news…Fisher has added a rush shipment feature to their punch-out catalog. Once you have added items to the cart and are ready to check out you will see a new box that states “Rush Shipment” and then in red “additional charges may apply”. If “Rush Shipment” is chosen, the order will be handled differently than other orders so the shipment can be rushed through the system. Please note that the only way that Fisher can actually rush a shipment is if they receive the order. For rush orders, it is critical that department approvals are accomplished as soon as possible.
Save a Buck CPC Scientific Year End Promotion Support a life science small business during the holidays. The end of the year is coming and CPC Scientific is pleased to announce their End of the Year Peptide Promotion. Exclusively in November and December, every peptide purchase will be up to 25% off and will include special treats and a chance to win $1000 worth of peptides. You can find the CPC contract in the UW Contracts website and go here if you want more details about the promotion.
A Couple of Reminders Please provide your feedback in a brief survey about the UW Contracts Page We invite you to complete a brief survey that will assist us in identifying ways that the UW Contracts web page can be more useful to our customers. The survey takes approximately five minutes to complete and will be open until the end of business on December 31st. Please feel free to forward it to others who you believe would benefit from participating in the survey. Please use this link to participate in the survey. https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/ donnaand/175839 If you have questions, contact Donna Ickman at
[email protected] or (206) 6850448.
Toner/Copier/Printer Phone Scams We continue to hear about phony toner sales calls that sound very legitimate. These are telemarketers who misrepresent themselves as Printer/ Copier sales staff or as authorized representatives. Don’t be fooled. Learn more here.
A Procurement Tip Follow Procurement Services on Twitter Stay in touch on a daily basis with Procurement Services by following UDub Procurement at: http://twitter.com/@UWprocurement
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