News

April 6, 2023

Resolved: Issue Impacting PantherExpress System + Concur

On April 5, 2023, Pitt IT and Purchase, Pay & Travel were made aware of issues impacting two systems: the PantherExpress System...

March 28, 2023

Supplier Spotlight for Women's History Month 2023

Spending with diverse suppliers is an institutional priority and the University has established goals to support community and economic development by increasing spending with diverse businesses....

March 23, 2023

Extended Supplier Agreement with Matheson Gas

University-wide Contracted Supplier, Matheson Gas’s Supplier Agreement has been extended for two years, ending on January 31, 2025...

March 16, 2023

Reminder: University Business Hotel Booking Process

When booking hotel rooms or event space for University business, please follow the processes below:

If you are booking hotel event space or 10 or more sleeping rooms for University...

March 8, 2023

Extended Supplier Agreement with Matheson Gas

University-wide Contracted Supplier, Matheson Gas’s Supplier Agreement has been extended for two years, ending on January 31, 2025...

March 8, 2023

Enroll to Receive Fraud Alerts for OneCard

To improve your experience with OneCard and protect the University from fraud, we are asking all cardholders to enroll in fraud alerts. Enrolling will allow the cardholder to authorize...

March 2, 2023

Print & Graphic Design Services: More Info About PrintGizmo

This is a reminder about the PrintGizmo punchout in the PantherExpress System, which allows users to...

March 1, 2023

Mileage Reimbursements in Concur

The IRS updated the 2023 standard rates used to calculate reimbursable business expenses for mileage, which is now 65.5 cents per mile for business miles driven (up from 62.5 cents per mile)....

February 23, 2023

New University-wide Contracted Supplier: Leica Microsystems Inc.

We are pleased to announce a new University-wide Contracted Supplier, Leica Microsystems Inc.

Leica Microsystems...

February 22, 2023

Fisher Scientific Awarded Contract for Scientific 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...

February 10, 2023

Update: Unused Airline Ticket Bank

In 2021 the University created a central unused airline ticket bank for tickets that had not been used due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was established with the help of Anthony...

February 10, 2023

OneCard Foreign Transaction Fees

This is intended to notify cardholders that a glitch in the JP Morgan system is currently causing foreign transaction fees associated with foreign purchases using the...

February 6, 2023

New University-wide Contracted Supplier: PFL Tech, Inc.

After a competitive bidding process involving Purchasing Services, Pitt IT and several University departments, Purchasing Services has awarded a multi-year University-wide contract to PFL Tech,...

February 2, 2023

Resolved: Potential Delays in Processing PO Forms in the PantherExpress System

As of February 2, 2023, we resolved an issue with potential delays in processing Update My PO requests in the...

February 2, 2023

Resolved: Potential Payment Delays for Invoices in the PantherExpress System

As of February 2, 2023, we resolved an issue with potential payment delays for invoices in the ...