USF St. Petersburg Purchasing Services Mission:

To provide quality and expeditious purchasing, contracting, and contract administration services in accordance with USF rules and policies, State Board of Education directives, and State of Florida Statutes.

Purchase: The acquisition of a commodity or service at a mutually acceptable price.

Functions:

• Process and approve purchase orders for goods and services
• Review for approval payment requests for personal reimbursement
• Issue Purchasing Cards
• Instruct USFSP P-card reconcilers on Oracle processes
• Develop, publish and review for award Invitations to Bid/Negotiate for purchases exceeding $75,000
• Respond to vendor solicitations for information
• Respond to USF Inspector General and State Comptroller audits
• Process, publish, and distribute changes to purchase orders and contracts
• Assist Principal Investigators with high-tech, grant related purchases
• Advise faculty and staff on specialized equipment acquisitions
• Apprise USFSP faculty and staff of purchasing policies and regulations
• Instruct USFSP and tenant organization staff on Oracle requisition processes

        USFSP Policies and Rules:   Please follow respective hyperlinks

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Resources

Accounts Payable

Cell Phones/Cell Data Service Policy

Contracts/Bids Processing

Florida State Term Contracts

Forms & Schedules

Invitations to Bid/Negotiate, Requests for Proposal and Related Matters

Method of Purchase, Determining

Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Vendor Directory (State Certified)

Purchasing Cards

Purchasing Policy (< $1,000)

Purchasing Receipts

Regulations, Policies, and Procedures

Requisition Initiation Manual

Supplier Diversity (USF Policy)

Travel

USF Computer Store