General Information

*The University of Cincinnati and the State of Ohio recognize supplier diversity as an important component of their overall advocacy efforts. In order to maintain a competitive business practice and to enhance our objectives, we encourage opportunities within a diverse market. In support of these efforts the list (at the above link) is provided to organizational units to help meet the university's commitment to supplier diversity and the goals of state and federal programs.

For additional information and assistance regarding supplier diversity, visit the Office of Supplier Diversity or contact the Director of Supplier Diversity.

Purchasing Card

*Cardholders must proceed through the entire training session (21 pages) in the order that the questions appear. At the end of each page that pertains to the policies and procedures, a question must be answered correctly before proceeding to the next page. Although it generally takes 20-30 minutes to complete the training, there is no time limit. If you must stop prior to completion, close your browser window and the next time you log into the training session, you will be prompted to choose whether to start over or to continue where you previously stopped. At the end of the session, you will need to fill out the requested information indicating you have completed the Purchasing Card training.

**Card Verifier Training consists of a helpful video that explains to Card Verifiers what their responsibilities are, and also what it means when signing off on a Cardholder's memo statement.  The video lasts approximately 40 minutes and can be paused if a break from the training is needed.  Contact the Purchasing Card Program Administrator with any questions about the Card Verifier training or Purchasing Card monitoring.

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Contracts and RSMLs

For general information regarding choosing the right source to make a purchase, term contracts, and Rental, Service, Maintenance, or Lease Agreements (RSML), refer to Section 2 of the Purchasing Manual.  Please contact the Buyer for additional or clarifying information.

Term Contracts

The links below open listings of term contracts either formulated or planned for university department use. The first link opens the list of active contracts for the current fiscal year.  The second link opens the list of planned contracts for next fiscal year.  Vendors desiring to participate in planned contracts must contact the appropriate Buyer to be added to the next bidders list for any particular term contract(s). The table below identifies the corresponding Buyer.

• Current Fiscal Year
• Planned Contracts for next Fiscal Year
• Term Contract Details
• RSML & Term Contracts for New Fiscal Year - Tutorial

Buying Team by Term Contract Series

Other Contracts

• State of Ohio Contracts
• Inter-University Council (IUC) Contracts

Annual Packet Information

The following documents were included in the annual mailing to University Organizational Units:

• Letter
• List of Planned Term Contracts
• Term Contracts Participation Form
• Sample RSML Requisition Worksheet

Request for Proposal (RFP)

• RFP Example
• RFP Score Example

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Avoiding Problems

• Never request a shipment of goods or services without a university Purchase Order, Small Dollar Invoice, Term Contract Release, Purchasing Card, or other appropriate authorized university form.
• Never request a vendor to change or cancel an order without processing a Cancellation/Change Order form and promptly submitting it to Central Purchasing.
• Never sign any kind of contract, commitment, sales order, agreement or legal document from anyone. Documents of this nature must be signed by the appropriate university contracting officer, usually the Board of Trustees, the President, General Counsel, the Director of Purchasing, or their designees. If you need guidance in the approval process, refer to the Office of General Counsel's contracting authority tables or contact a Buyer in the Central Purchasing Department.
• Never accept equipment on loan over 30 days, or advance design services for any purpose including demonstration and consultation without first processing a requisition and receiving an assignment of a purchase order number, even if there is to be no charge involved.
• Never make a verbal agreement.

Radioisotope Suppliers

*Radioisotope orders require pre-approval from the Office of Radiation Safety.

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