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UCSB Purchasing Services

Mission Statement

To enable the acquisition of resources in a manner that supports the UC education, research, and public service mission through innovation, support of the invention and transition toward environmentally preferable processes, social responsibility, and the utilization of green technologies that enhance the positive transformation of markets toward sustainability.

The goal of the UCSB Purchasing Department is to secure environmentally preferred products (EPP) and services at the best price, quality, and value.

The Team

• Business Services is a campus-wide resource for UCSB business administration programs, including Central Stores, Contracts and Property, Equipment Management, Purchasing, Risk Management, and Workers' Compensation.

• Central Stores offers campus a wide range of stocked goods at competitive prices while actively promoting and providing environmentally preferable products and services from office supplies to computer recycling services.

• Purchasing is the UCSB department responsible for processing all high value and restricted purchase orders, as well as administering campus purchasing cards (FlexCard). Purchasing also manages the solicitation of bids for goods and services and works with vendors toward quality assurance.

• Strategic Sourcing is a purchasing strategy for the UC system that aims to consolidate and streamline the purchasing power of the multiple UC campuses, laboratories and hospitals to obtain greater cost efficiencies in its procurement contracts.

Strategic Sourcing Agreements

Strategic Sourcing is a purchasing strategy for the UC system that aims to consolidate and streamline the purchasing power of the multiple UC campuses, laboratories and hospitals to obtain greater cost efficiencies in its procurement contracts.

Strategic Source Agreements provide:

• Lower pricing
• Enhanced product quality
• Higher service levels
• The ability to incorporate sustainable specifications and criteria

Purchase Price vs Total Cost of Ownership (TCO):

• Transaction / Administrative Costs
• Delivery / Freight / Handling / Set-Up
• Implementation Cost
• Training
• Communication / Marketing
• Productivity
• Risk / Liability
• Cost of Non-Compliance
• Maintenance / Warranty / Parts
• Yield / Useful Life / Consumables
• Energy / Water usage
• Inventory / Shelf-life
• Return / Trade-ins
• Recycling / Disposal

Most commonly used agreements at UCSB

• Photocopiers
• Dell Computers
• Printers
• Lab supplies
• Office furniture, filing, task seating, paneled office systems
• Office supplies
• Bottled water

Go to the detailed list of UC Strategic Sourcing Agreements at:

http://www.ucop.edu/purchserv/access.php

Just type in the product (e.g. "lab supplies" or "computer") or vendor name (e.g. "Fisher" or "Dell") to see your list of options.

Future Agreements:

The commodities and services listed below compromise the agreements we are working on this year.