News

February 5, 2024

MyBusinessRecycles Reminder

REMINDER, if your department participates in the MyBusinessRecycles ink and toner recycling program offered by SUPRA and ODP, please remember to print the shipping label from the...

January 12, 2024

New SVF Available and W8/9 Procedure Reminders

A new Supplier Verification Form (SVF) is now available through...

January 4, 2024

Updated Procurement Specialist Assignments

To level workloads and to accommodate a new Procurement Specialist, the assignment of RCs/departments and University-wide Contracted Suppliers will be adjusted effective January 16, 2024...

December 21, 2023

Scope International USA Closing

Effective immediately, Scope International USA, a Contract Research Organization (CRO), has decided to close their US operations and will not be accepting any new Scope of Services. They will no...

December 18, 2023

Biological Specimens/Samples

To protect Pitt’s intellectual property when specimen/samples (cells, compounds, DNA) are sent to a supplier for analysis-type service, please attach to the purchase requisition: a) what is being...

December 15, 2023

Software Requests Process Reminder

A reminder that requests for software will be moving from the Software Standard Form to the Software Request Contract template in Contracts+ effective January 2, 2024. The...

December 15, 2023

PrintGizmo Updates and Reminders

The PrintGizmo punchout available in the PantherExpress System is the designated tool for all purchases of print and graphic design services. PrintGizmo allows for quoting 12 University-wide...

December 14, 2023

University-wide Contracted Suppliers update to use of Contract Payment Form

Now that the Contract Payment Form has been implemented in Contracts+ to initiate payment of invoices, the payment of invoices for the following University-wide Contracted Suppliers have been...

December 13, 2023

Furniture Purchases over $10K and Updated DSSJF

Please review the following updates regarding the new review process for furniture purchases over $10k and the updated DSSJF. 

Furniture...

December 11, 2023

Winter 2023 Newsletter

Welcome to the latest Travel & Expense Management Newsletter!  

Travel & Expense Management Lunch and Learn 

Review the slide deck and Zoom recording from the latest...

November 27, 2023

Mobility Works

Mobility Works is a local organization that rents handicap accessible vehicles. While they are local to the Pittsburgh area, they also assist in finding handicap accessible vehicles nationally....

November 21, 2023

Winter Recess 2023 – Important Reminders & Dates

With the University’s Winter Recess approaching (December 22, 2023 – January 1, 2024), we wanted to send a few reminders as well as the schedule for Purchase, Pay & Travel...

November 16, 2023

Supplier Spotlight: YogaRoots On Location

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...

November 8, 2023

Requests for Software Moving to Contracts + Request Process

Requests for software will be moving from the Software Standard Form to a Contracts+ request process effective January 2, 2024. The PantherExpress System Software Standard Form...

November 1, 2023

PantherExpress System Downtime Beginning November 3, 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...