News

April 26, 2024

Celebrate Arbor Day with Recycled Paper!

To celebrate Arbor Day, we wanted to remind you about the availability and recent price reduction for Aspen 30% Recycled Paper. In an...

April 5, 2024

Dell University-wide Contracted Supplier Agreement

We are excited to announce that Dell has been awarded a new five-year Platinum-level University-wide Contracted Supplier agreement for desktop computers, laptop computers, personal...

April 4, 2024

Update: Addition of a Guardian/Parent field to the Vincent system.

Please review the following update about the addition of a Guardian/Parent field to the...

April 3, 2024

Encore Group LLC: No Longer a U-Wide Contracted Supplier

Encore Group LLC, which provides services for virtual/hybrid conferences and events, is no longer a University-wide Contracted Supplier. Due to the declining of the use of virtual conference...

March 26, 2024

Purchase Order Process Reminders

When processing a purchase order (PO) through the PantherExpress System, the PO must remain open until...

March 25, 2024

HeyDesignGuy Contract Update

HeyDesignGuy has requested that the University terminate its University-wide contract and thus HeyDesignGuy will no longer be a University-wide Contracted Supplier effective April 2, 2024...

March 20, 2024

Mobile Phone Program Fees

Please review the following information for guidance and clarification regarding fees incurred by phone holders through the transition within the Mobile Phone Program (MPP).

A previous MPP...

March 14, 2024

2024 Modified Holiday Payment Schedule

The modified payment dates for the upcoming bank and national holidays for 2024 are now ready. As a reminder, the standard procedure for Payment Processing is to produce and send payment files to...

March 11, 2024

Spring 2024 Newsletter

Welcome to the latest Travel & Expense Management Newsletter!  

Travel & Expense Management Lunch and Learn 

Join the Purchase, Pay & Travel team via Zoom for a...

March 1, 2024

State Sales Tax Exemption Reminders

As a reminder, The University of Pittsburgh, as an educational institution, is exempt from state sales tax. In accordance with the...

March 1, 2024

MediaQuest no longer a U-wide Contracted Supplier

MediaQuest is no longer a University-wide Contracted Supplier. This change follows MediaQuest’s decision to not extend their University-wide agreement for another year. Event Production services...

February 26, 2024

Supplier Spotlight: HeartHook

Welcome to the latest edition of the Supplier Spotlight series that features local and diverse University suppliers. This series is designed so that you can get to know each of the different...

February 23, 2024

Uniform Guidance Reminder

As a reminder, the purchase of goods or services using federal grant funds is subject to the Federal Government’s Uniform Guidance (UG) and University purchasing procedures. The UG has specific...

February 14, 2024

Solicitation Postings + Competitive Bidding Process Reminder

We are excited to announce that all requests for proposals, requests for quotations and requests for information (Solicitation(s)) processed through Purchasing Services will now be posted...

February 13, 2024

Addition of a Guardian/Parent field to the Vincent System

Please review details about a Vincent system change that is being developed for...