Dear Colleagues, UC Riverside’s eBuy procurement system will be replaced with the new Oracle Procurement module as part of the Impact23 program in July 2023. Several procurement related actions are required to assist with the transition to Oracle, minimize disruptions to your department purchasing activities, and facilitate the conversion of eBuy orders to avoid rework...
Dear Colleagues, Please join us for the first Impact23 User Group meeting, consolidating the former C&G, eBuy/AP, and UCRFS user group meetings. This user group will serve as a space for sharing detailed decisions regarding the future state financial system. This month’s topics include: Financial Reporting Concur Departmental Reports Now Available in iReport Oracle Reporting...
Dear eBuy Transactors, As many of you may already be aware, Stater Brothers grocery stores have stopped accepting UCR PO’s for business purchases; this change came without warning. To replace Stater Brothers, an Agreement with Goodwin’s Organic Foods has been established and arrangements made with three Smart & Final stores. They are all ready to...
Dear Colleagues, Please share the attached UCR NDAA 889 Notification broadly within your department/organization. Apologies if you receive duplicates of this message via other campus list-servs. Sincerely, Bobbi McCracken Associate Vice Chancellor and Controller Business & Financial Services http://bfs.ucr.edu/ Attachment: UCR NDAA 889 Notification -July 2021
Dear Colleagues, Business & Financial Services is excited to announce the following eBuy enhancements to improve communication and payment processing. The new functionality now allows the Accounting Office-Accounts Payable unit to directly communicate with eBuy Transactors and Departmental SAAs by leveraging the electronic invoice infrastructure in eBuy. This enhancement will allow departmental eBuy Transactors, Departmental...
Dear Colleagues, Procurement Services is pleased to announce the UC’s CDW-G agreement now offers very competitive pricing for all Apple products for business related purchases. Apple products should now be procured through the CDWG eCatalog punch-out, and the Apple specific eCatalog will be retired. In addition to pricing, CDW-G offers UC the following advantages for...
By Bobbi McCracken (Associate Vice Chancellor for Business & Financial Services and Controller) | | eBuy Transactors User List
Dear colleagues, Following up on my 11/24/2020 email, Procurement Services is excited to announce the deployment of Amazon Business for low value purchases. In addition to our standard UC agreement vendors, Amazon Business is now available to all procurement card (PCard) holders as a recommended UC supplier for university-related eligible goods. The benefits of this...
Dear colleagues, Procurement Services is excited to announce the upcoming availability of Amazon Business for low value purchases. In addition to our standard UC agreement vendors, Amazon Business will be available to all procurement cardholders and is now a recommended UC supplier for university-related eligible goods. The benefits of this program include: Free 2-Day shipping...
Dear Colleagues, Please review the following message from EH&S regarding the procurement of personal protective equipment and face coverings. Bobbi ********************************************************** Hello Campus Procurement and Purchasing groups, As campus Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S), we have received many questions about the procurement process of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and face coverings as the campus slowly...
Dear Colleagues: With the campus closure and remote work being conducted by most campus units, modifications to certain processes are necessary to best support the campus during these unprecedented times. Although Business and Financial Services (BFS*) remains operational with the majority of our employees working remotely, the following guidance is provided based on inquiries from...
Dear Colleagues, Due to the campus closure, the following interim guidance regarding delivery location is effective through 4/30/2020; all other standard procurement policies still apply. Normally, goods purchased by the University should be delivered to Central Receiving located at 3401 Watkins Drive, Riverside, CA 92521. In response to the COVID-19 and the campus closure, many...
Dear Colleagues, Due to COVID-19 concerns and the high demand for certain supplies, several UC suppliers are reporting various items may be on back-order. Products such as masks, hand sanitizers, and nitrile gloves to be flagged as "LIMITED AVAILABILITY", or in a few cases the entire supplier's catalog has been marked as "Check for Availability"...
From: Bobbi A McCracken bobbi.mccracken@ucr.edu> Sent: Friday, January 4, 2019 5:48 PM To: msoadm@scotmail.ucr.edu Cc: Ellery L Triche ellery.triche@ucr.edu>; Gigi Tisdom edvige.tisdom@ucr.edu>; Aver R Smith aver.smith@ucr.edu>; procard@ucr.edu; TravelFeedback@ucr.edu Subject: ProCard Expanded Functionality Dear Colleagues, In order to provide departments with increased flexibility to meet operational procurement and travel needs, Procurement Services...
In order to provide departments with increased flexibility to meet operational procurement needs, Business & Financial Services is pleased to announce the campus Low Value Purchasing Authorization (LVPA) threshold level increased from $2,500.00 to $5,000.00 for non-capital equipment items effective August 2018. These new thresholds are available for eBuy transactors and Procurement Cardholders. For eBuy...
The next eBuy/Accounts Payable Users Group meeting is scheduled for: Date: Tuesday, March 20th Time: 9:30-11:00 am Location: Alumni & Visitors Center. A meeting agenda will be forwarded by Friday March 9th
By Ellery Triche (Director of Procurement Services, Business Contracts, Accounts Payable & Travel) | | eBuy Transactors User List
The next eBuy/Accounts Payable User's Group meeting is scheduled for Thursday (December 14th) from 9:30 to 11:00 am in the Alumni & Visitors Center. A final meeting agenda will be released as soon as possible prior to the meeting.
By Ellery Triche (Director of Procurement Services, Business Contracts, Accounts Payable & Travel) | | eBuy Transactors User List
The 2nd session of this month's eBuy/Accounts Payable User's Group meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 27th from 10:00 to 11:30 am in the HUB, Room 355.
By Ellery Triche (Director of Procurement Services, Business Contracts, Accounts Payable & Travel) | | eBuy Transactors User List
The next eBuy/Accounts Payable User's Group meeting is scheduled for this Wednesday (July 12th) from 10:30 to 11:30 am in the HUB, Room 355. This month's agenda will focus on eBuy and Procurement Services. Key topic areas include: Staffing Updates (Procurement Services & Accounts Payable) eBuy/Procurement Services UCR Policies & Procedures Sorry for the very...
By Ellery Triche (Director of Procurement Services, Business Contracts, Accounts Payable & Travel) | | eBuy Transactors User List
With the approval of the City of Riverside's Measure Z in November 2016, new sales tax rates go into effect on April 1, 2017. The new tax rates will impact department procurement transactions and department sale of goods/merchandise. On April 1, 2017, sales tax rate in the City of Riverside will increase by 1% from...
With the expiration of Proposition 30 and the approval of Measure Z, several sales tax rate changes will occur over the next few months impacting department procurement transactions and the sale of goods/merchandise. On January 1, 2017, the .25% sales tax rate increase associated with 2012’s Proposition 30 will expire. In Riverside County, the sales/use...
