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October 12, 2023

Medline Industries Inc. Awarded Contract for Medical Supplies

Purchase, Pay & Travel, which is a part of the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer, is pleased to award a new Platinum-level University-wide agreement to...
October 12, 2023

Supplier Spotlight: Cut 'N' Run Productions

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...
September 22, 2023

Supplier Spotlight: Live Fresh Juicery

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...
September 6, 2023

Travel & Expense Management Newsletter: Fall 2023

Welcome to the Fall 2023 Travel & Expense Management Newsletter!  

Travel & Expense Management Lunch and Learn 

Join the Purchase, Pay & Travel team via Zoom for a...
September 6, 2023

Changes to Concur System Effective 9/25/23 & Next Steps

To address feedback and improve efficiency and user experience with managing expenses in the Concur system, we are introducing the following updates to expense reports in the Concur system...
August 24, 2023

Supplier Spotlight: love, Pittsburgh & SUPRA’s New Facility

Welcome to the latest edition of the Supplier Spotlight series that features University suppliers. This series is designed so that you can get to know each of the different suppliers and the...
August 15, 2023

Updated Directed or Sole Source Justification Form

Purchasing Services has revised the directed or sole source justification form, commonly known as the “DSSJF”, with updated verbiage throughout the form. Users should begin using the DSSJF...
August 4, 2023

New Travel Program Audit Results + American Airlines Fare System

New Results of the Quarterly Travel Program Audit

The latest results of the quarterly audit of prices available through Pitt’s Travel Program are now available on the...
July 26, 2023

Provider Covenant to Comply with COVID-19 Policies & Procedures Update

Effective August 1, 2023, the Provider Covenant to Comply with COVID-19 Policies and Procedures form will no longer be required and the form will no longer be available on the Purchase,...
July 20, 2023

Supplier Spotlight: CertifiNOW LLC.

This summer we are shining the supplier spotlight on CertifiNOW LLC, founded by the Chief Learning Officer and proud Pitt alumnus, Floyd Trotman. CertifiNOW, LLC, provides Project Management...
July 10, 2023

PantherExpress System Downtime Beginning July 14, 2023

In order to update the PantherExpress System with the latest software release, it will be necessary to take the system off-line according to the schedule below.

From:         5:00 PM...
July 7, 2023

New University-wide Contracted Supplier for Customs Brokerage Services

Effective immediately Mohawk Global Logistics is the new University-wide Contracted Supplier for customs brokerage services. After a competitive request for proposal process...
July 6, 2023

Introducing Price Audit for Pitt’s Travel Program

We are excited to share the results of the first quarterly audit of prices available through Pitt’s Travel Program, conducted by an independent third party. This audit compared the price for...
July 6, 2023

Potential Supply Chain Disruption

Potential supply chain disruptions could begin any time after July 31, 2023, due to a possible strike by United Parcel Service (UPS) workers if current contract issues are not resolved. A strike...
June 22, 2023

Ordering From Non-U.S. Based Suppliers

As a reminder, if you are placing an order for goods of any dollar amount from a supplier that will fulfill orders from outside of the U.S., engage your...