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FY23 Due Date and Card Suspension Date

All P-Card transactions (travel and non-travel) with a September 30, 2023, or prior Transaction Date should be reconciled, approved, and received in Procurement Services by 5 p.m. on Thursday, October 5, 2023. To ensure that cardholders are complying with this deadline, cards with outstanding transactions from September 30 or prior will be suspended on Monday morning, October…


Sam’s Club Purchases

Just a reminder as the new Fall semester begins, the University has established a new process to enable departments to purchase items from Sam’s Club.  Departments will NO LONGER be required to pick up a Sam’s Club UA Membership Card from the Procurement Services Building. Departments may now purchase their own Sam’s Club Membership for departmental use…


New Director of Purchasing

Procurement Services is pleased to announce that Mary Katherine Weaver has accepted the Director of Purchasing position.  Mary Katherine has served as the Director of Accounts Payable for the last 8 years.  Please help us congratulate Mary Katherine on her new position.


New Senior Associate Director

Procurement Services is pleased to announce that Jason Jeffreys has been promoted to the Sr. Associate Director for Procurement Services.  Jason has served as the Director of Purchasing for the last seven years.  Please help us congratulate Jason on his new position!


In-State Travel

As a result of a change in the statute, effective August 1, UA will be making changes to the in-state travel policy.  UA employees traveling within the State of Alabama will be reimbursed GSA per diem to cover their meals and incidental expenses.  The GSA per diem will replace the in-state per diem UA currently…


UA Gift Cards

UA has partnered with Cadence Bank and Dash Solutions to provide departments with a flexible solution for purchasing and providing virtual or plastic gift cards to recipients.  These gift cards can be loaded and unloaded with any value and provided to departments for various needs. Gift cards may be allowed in situations where it is…


Professional Services Agreements and Guest Speaker Agreements

Contract Management is excited to announce that Starting June 1, Guest Speaker Agreements will be submitted through the Professional Service Form. This combined form is a quick and easy template agreement.  Keep in mind, if the Guest Speaker requires their own contract, then the contract will need to be submitted through the Contract Portal to…


Sam’s Club Memberships

Effective May 1, 2023 the University has established a new process to enable departments to purchase items from Sam’s Club.  Departments will NO LONGER be required to pick up a Sam’s Club UA Membership Card from the Procurement Services Building. Departments may now purchase their own Sam’s Club Membership for departmental use only.  Memberships should be set…


2020 Service Anniversary Milestones

Please join us in congratulating our employees that celebrated a Service Anniversary milestone in 2020! We are proud to have these individuals as a part of our Procurement Services Team! Lane Cox, 25 Heather Hubbard, 10 Brittany Reynolds, 10 Jordan Clements, 5 Stephanie Lewis, 5 Mary Katherine Weaver, 5


Procurement Retirees

Ruth Anne Phillips retired from the University of Alabama on September 1, 2020. Ruth Anne began working at UA in 2006 and worked for 14 years as the Administrative Support Secretary for the Director of Procurement Services. During those years, Ruth Anne helped to welcome new employees into the Procurement Services family by getting them…


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