To complement Procurement Services’ recent reorganization and rebranding as University Business Services (UBS), the Procurement Contracting and Compliance Department (PC&C) within UBS is relaunching its efforts to build awareness of PC&C’s procurement compliance functions.

In our role of supporting UBS’ visionary, strategic, and inclusive commitment to the highest standards of procurement excellence, PC&C’s team is charged with ensuring that UBS has internal controls that adequately measure and manage the growing procurement requirements and risks faced by the University.  Continue reading →

In collaboration with the Office of University Compliance, Procurement Services has developed a fun Compliance Clip video that outlines End User Departments’ responsibility for  Directing Work and Monitoring Performance. Check out our Roles & Responsibilities page for more information about End User Department responsibilities.

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.

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.

 

As of 5:00 PM EST on October 31, 2017, the period for submitting comments on the drafts of UConn’s new procurement policies is closed.

UConn’s Board of Trustees plans to consider adopting the policies at its November 1, 2017 meeting. If you wish to comment publicly at that meeting, kindly reserve a speaking slot by emailing susan.locke@uconn.edu.

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.

 

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.

 

Things kicked up a notch in March as the fiscal year end draws near. In March, Contract Specialists finalized 67 Contracts. 67!

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 →