we wanted to take a moment to acknowledge you, our campus partners, and express our gratitude for all that you do to make The University of Alabama a great place to work and learn. It is truly a pleasure to work with you all. We have prepared a short video that highlights the top 10…
The Office of Procurement Services has partnered with Concur Technologies to provide UA faculty and staff with an online travel and expense management solution. Concur will be used to electronically process P-Card transactions, travel reimbursements, and miscellaneous reimbursements and payments. With faculty, staff, and students traveling and completing transactions on behalf of the University almost…
September means that the students are back on campus, football season is on the way, and that the end of the fiscal year is coming soon. Over the next month, there are several deadlines to be aware of. Please review the reminders below. Year End Deadlines Please remember to plan your purchases early this month…
We are pleased to announce that Jason Jeffreys has been named as the new Director of Purchasing. Jason is a UA graduate who comes to us with a very diverse professional background in procurement, project management, business development and entrepreneurship. Most recently, he has worked in UA Contract Administration for approximately a year and a…
Procurement Services has entered the world of social media, and we would like to invite you to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Use the links or search for us under “UAProcurement”. We will use these platforms to send out answers to common questions and announce upcoming training opportunities. We’ve also started a new…
While we have collected information from vendors about their connections to UA personnel or their families in the past, the System Office has recently issued new guidance on obtaining conflict of interest disclosure statements from vendors prior to issuing payment. In order to meet the new requirements, Procurement Services has developed an updated vendor disclosure…
Over the last month, the Procurement Services management team has been updating and testing plans to ensure that the services we provide to campus would not be significantly interrupted if a natural disaster were to occur. We know that you depend on us to help you keep your department supplied with everyday necessities, and we…
As many of you know, Procurement Services has long been working on a project to implement the Banner Travel and Expense Module (TEM) to provide an avenue for electronic processing of Travel Vouchers, MDV reimbursements/payments, and P-Card reconciliations. We recently learned that Banner has discontinued support of the current TEM product and has partnered with…
Many of us look forward to March because it marks the beginning of spring and it brings some welcomed time off to relax and renew, but spring has a little different significance for Procurement Services this year. We have several long-standing projects that will come to fruition very soon. We are currently in the early…
Procurement Services will host this year’s Vendor Fair on Tuesday, March 8th from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Ballroom. Many of our current contract vendors will be on hand to showcase the products and services they provide for the University. We invite you to come and meet our representatives face to…
