Procurement Services is working to procure the personal protective equipment (PPE) needed for the University’s return to operations. This includes various types of masks, disinfectant wipes and cleansers, gloves, and hand sanitizer. To date, Logistics has distributed over 10,000 units of PPE to campus departments. Procurement Services has subsequently charged campus departments approximately $30,000 for these items through journal entries. The current average costs for the PPE units is included below. Please note that costs may vary slightly for an items that vary in size. These are the amounts used to calculate the PPE charges to the departments and are based solely on the costs to obtain these items. If costs increase or decrease dramatically in the market, these costs will be adjusted accordingly for charging future distributions.
Disposable Masks (per mask) $0.87
Washable Masks (per mask) $3.79
Wipes (50 count container) $6.10
Sanitizer (8 Ounces) $6.36
Gloves (Box of 100 Gloves) $7.53
Disinfectant Spray – Bottle $3.05
How to Request PPE for your department?
All requests for PPE related to COVID-19 should be submitted by email to logistics.ic@ua.edu. Your email should include the FOAP that should be charged for the items. Please note that the central supply of PPE is limited. As such, please base your requests for PPE on the number of employees in your department.