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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...