Tagged: Purchasing

The last check run for Accounts Payable will occur on November 21, 2024 and all approvals will need to be completed prior to 10:00AM on that day.  In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, there will be no check run for the week of November 25-29. Approvals processed after the November 21 deadline, will be included in the December 7 check run.

The Stores and Receiving Building lobby hours for the week of Thanksgiving will be Monday, November 25 from 7:30AM to 4:30PM. Deposits accepted between 10:00AM to 1:00PM.

Changes coming to Buckeye Buy to enable the ordering of goods and services directly in Workday on May 8, 2023. Process changes to note: 

Annual office water service purchase orders to Magnetic Springs (5 Gallon water service and Water Filtration Units) must be placed outside Buckeye Buy and must be a single-line blanket type purchase order. Please do not create a create a separate line to contain the $0.00 charge for the 5 gallon water dispenser.

For FY24 the pricing will be as follows:

Office Water Service: 5 Gallon Pricing

A new university-wide contract for local accommodations and event space was recently awarded to 25 properties by the Sourcing Team.  Sourcing has negotiated terms and rates with local hotels and event centers for use by the University as part of a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP). The scope of these contracts includes individual and group accommodations, meeting and event space, AV/TV service, food and beverage services, and additional services for events at each property. Negotiated terms include pricing, cancellation, attrition, concessions, etc.

A new Supplier Registration site serves as the registration form for new supplier requests. The site replaces the PDF Vendor Setup Form used by both the university and the Wexner Medical Center. The Supplier Registration site is powered by Workday and will improve the quality of information we gather from suppliers and streamline the supplier request and setup processes.

What’s Changing:

A new university-wide contract was recently awarded to four (4) suppliers by the Sourcing team to expressions of acknowledgement/support in life events such as birth or adoption of a child, death of an immediate family member, injury or illness of an employee or immediate family member, etc.

Window Cleaning and Power Washing

During the campus closure, December 27 through the 29 several P2P services will be suspended, including General Warehouse, Surplus, Mail Services, and Outbound shipping via UPS and FedEx.  Central Receiving will also be closed but will have limited staff available to process expedited Wexner Medical Center, Health Science Clinics, and critical University Research shipments and compressed gases.  Campus deliveries will resume on December 30 with anticipated delays due to volume.

Microsoft is in the process of phasing out support for its Internet Explorer browser (all versions) and will soon halt all updates and bug fixes in the coming weeks.

As a result, GHX will cease its support of the Internet Explorer browser as of November 15, 2021. Any use of Internet Explorer after this time to access GHX solutions may result in functionality degradation and performance issues.  

Blanket Orders are used for transactions that occur very frequently (daily or multiple times a week) have a high variation of the product types, undetermined timing, and not available in BuckeyeBuy.

Your FY22 Blanket Orders must be received between 4/1/21 and 5/31/21 to allow for adequate processing time.

Please see the blanket purchase order process below.  If you have additional questions contact bf-prsm-osupur@osu.edu

Blanket Purchase Order Process