University departments that buy goods or services play a crucial role in managing vendor relationships. The Procurement Contracting & Compliance, Purchasing, and Accounts Payable groups have developed detailed information to help University departments better understand this role. Procurement Services is very glad to provide University departments with vendor management training. Please contact University Business Services for more information.
“Cutting the Red Tape” Procurement Procedures Go Into Effect for CY18
On June 30, 2017, the Governor signed Public Act 17-130, dubbed the “Cutting the Red Tape” legislation. One purpose of the legislation was to make it easier for UConn to make three types of purchases: “Overseas Purchases,” “Outside Funds Purchases,” and “Collaboration Contract Purchases.” Information about these purchases and the associated policies and procedures is available on our “Cutting the Red Tape” webpage.
Opportunity to Comment on Drafts of Procurement Policies
On June 30, 2017, the Governor signed Public Act 17-130.pdf. The Public Act authorizes UConn to adopt new procurement policies for certain exceptional purchases. Drafts of these new procurement policies have been posted here. UConn invites all interested persons to comment on the draft policies.
Coming Soon: Opportunity to Comment on Drafts of Procurement Policies
On June 30, 2017, the Governor signed Public Act 17-130.pdf. The Public Act authorizes UConn to adopt new procurement policies for certain exceptional purchases. In the coming weeks, UConn will post drafts of these new procurement policies here. As described in a Notice submitted to UConn’s Board of Trustees on November 27, 2017, UConn invites all interested persons to comment on the draft policies once the policies are posted.
If you would like to be notified by email when the draft policies are posted, please provide your email address here.
Road Name Change – Effective January 4, 2016
Our road name has changed from North Hillside Road to Discovery Drive.
Our new address is: 3 Discovery Drive, Unit 6076 Storrs, CT 06269-6076.
March Wrap
Things kicked up a notch in March as the fiscal year end draws near. In March, Contract Specialists finalized 67 Contracts. 67!
UConn Takes Delivery of Advanced Brain Scanner
This is exciting stuff. This is what makes working here great. The hours drafting, redrafting, negotiating, redrafting again, waking up at 4 A.M. with a contract on our mind and redrafting it one last time… Continue reading
February Wrap
February was a busy month here in the Contracting Department. We closed 50 contracts in February, from an agreement with The Met for the School of Fine Arts’ incredible Metropolitan Opera Internship to a construction contract Continue reading
January Wrap
UConn’s Contracting Department closed 33 contracts in the month of January. That’s over 8 contracts per Contract Specialist! And greater than 1.5 contracts each business day!