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News
January 9, 2026
Unused Airline Tickets: Updated Process – Automatic Ticket Transfer to Unused Ticket Banks
The University through its regular course of business accumulates unused airline tickets via its contracted travel management company,...
December 8, 2025
Purchase & Pay: News, Tips, and Reminders: Winter 2025
Please review the following updates from Purchase, Pay & Travel (PPT) related to University-wide Contracted Suppliers including staff, purchasing, and operational updates and reminders: ...
November 26, 2025
Apple Products Now Available in CDW-G Punchout
We are excited to announce that Apple products will be available for purchase through the CDW-G punchout, a University-wide Contracted Supplier...
November 20, 2025
Winter Recess 2025 – Important Reminders & Dates
With the University’s Winter Recess approaching (December 24, 2025 – January 2, 2026), we wanted to send a few reminders as well as the schedule...
November 18, 2025
New University-wide Contracted Supplier Agreements for Promotional Products
We are excited to announce that we have awarded contracts to eight University-wide Suppliers for University of Pittsburgh licensed promotional products, effective beginning December 23,...
November 7, 2025
New University-Wide Contracted Supplier Agreements for Appliances
We are excited to announce that the following suppliers have been awarded a new, three-year University-wide Contracted Supplier agreement for appliances:
- ...
November 5, 2025
FY26 Reminder: Gifts, Prizes, Sponsorships & Donations
With the upcoming holiday season and winter commencement approaching, we want to provide an important reminder that per...
October 28, 2025
New Inbound Freight Management Program Provider
The University is in the process of transitioning from OptiFreight Logistics to a new inbound freight management program provider.
We are pleased to share that after a competitive and...
October 20, 2025
SUPRA/ODP Transition to Third-Party Delivery Provider
Effective September 29, 2025, ODP Business Solutions (ODP), the University-wide office supply strategic alliance partner of ...
October 15, 2025
Updated Procurement Specialist Assignments
To level workloads and accommodate a new Procurement Specialist, the Procurement Specialist assignments of RCs/departments and University-wide Contracted Suppliers have been adjusted.
The...
October 3, 2025
New Contracts+ Budget Enforcement Feature
To support contract management and financial compliance, a budget enforcement feature will be available in the Contracts+ module of the ...
September 23, 2025
New Conferences & Events Checklists Now Available
Three separate checklists are now available to choose from when completing a Conferences and Events contract request, replacing the single checklist that previously covered all categories. These...
September 22, 2025
Fall 2025 Travel & Expense Management 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 Travel...
September 16, 2025
OneCard Payments for Conferences & Events
When you're creating a contract request for a conference or event in the Contracts+ module of the ...
September 3, 2025
Purchase & Pay: News, Tips, and Reminders: Fall 2025
Please review the following updates related to University-wide Contracted Suppliers including staff, purchasing, and operational updates and reminders: