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Purchasing FAQ

Purchasing FAQ

Owned by Michael Don
Last updated: Oct 02, 2024 by Michael Don
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Purchasing

Office Supplies: pens, pencils, stationery, manila folders, tapes, staples

Due to a contractual agreement with the university, all office supplies must be purchased through TODAY’s Business Solutions.

To submit your requests for new office supplies:

  1. Log into UT Market (EID Required), click TODAY'S Business Solution, look for the items you need, place them in a cart, and assign the cart to Xochi Gostomski (eid: xg2279)

  2. Contact Jennifer Kryska via e-mail or in person. You may also write down your office supplies order in the TODAY'S Business Solutions Order Form available in UTA 5.52, where ordinary office supplies are kept. Orders are placed every other week to minimize delivery.

Please do not purchase standard office supplies using your own funds. You will not be reimbursed.

Non-Office Supplies: equipment, supplies, books, services provided by a company

UT Market is the preferred shopping destination for many non-office supplies as well. Faculty and staff are therefore advised to check there before shopping elsewhere.  

The next most preferred option is to shop using your authorized Amazon Business Prime account.  Details on how to obtain and use this account access can be found here. 

For goods and services that can't be found in either UT Market or Amazon, you may submit a purchase request via email to purchasing@ischool.utexas.edu.  Please remember to include specific links to your desired items/sources and to specify your intended funding source (startup account, grant x, etc).

Technology: computers, hardware, software

Please review to the technology procurement page: Technology Procurement

 

To ensure timely processing of your order, please submit your request to iSchool purchasing  weeks in advance.

  • Order with a value of $15,000 or less can be purchased quickly. Please submit your request at least three to five business days in advance. Depending on the vendor, nature and value of the order, we will either use the departmental procurement card to acquire the goods or process a purchase order.

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