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Prior Please note: prior approval must be obtained before any purchases are made. Supervisors are responsible for all purchases made by those they supervise. 

Purchase order process - Effective November 1, 2015

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. All purchase orders must be final approved *before* your order is placed with the vendor

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. Reorders require a new purchase order. Please contact the UGS Business Team (ugs.business@austin.utexas.edu) with any questions.

Dollar Range

Solicitation Process

Who is responsible?

$14,999 or less

Select best value by comparing different vendors' prices - no bid required

Staff member. (*Design must be approved by UGS Communications before quote is submitted for PO.)

$15,000 - $49,999

Requires a minimum of three informal bids

  • The bidding opportunity is not required to be publicly posted
  • Vendors may submit their bids to departments via mail, email, or fax
  • Departments must forward bids to the UGS Business Office for PO creation
  • Departments must obtain a minimum of three written bids
  •  Departments Departments should make a good-faith effort to include at least one bid from a certified HUB vendor

Staff member. (*Design must be approved by UGS Communications before quote is submitted for PO.)

$50,000 - $1M

Requires formal bid/proposal (ITB/RFP) - Please contact UGS Business Office for procedures

Consult with UGS Business Office

You can search for vendors when going out for bids.

ProCard

In addition to following the Purchasing Office's ProCard guidelines, you must submit a UGS Accounting and Purchasing Processing Form with the ProCard information to the UGS Business Affairs office no later than three business days after receipt of goods. Please attach the original itemized receipts. 

In order to safeguard your card, the university requires the use of a ProCard log. An original of this log should be turned into the UGS Business Affairs office at the beginning of every month showing the previous month's ProCard transactions.

ProCard Purchases Exceeding $500

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Office

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Disputing a Transaction

A cardholder may dispute a charge that is not recognized or that appears to be incorrect. The cardholder should first make a good-faith effort to settle a claim or dispute for purchases directly with the vendor. If an agreement cannot be reached with the vendor, contact Citibank at 1-800-248-4553.

Disputes must be sent to Citibank within 45 days of the billing close date. The closing date for the previous billing cycle is always on the 3rd of the next month.

Disallowed Purchases

You are not allowed to purchase some items using a ProCard, including office supplies, gasoline, food, flowers, personal items, consulting services, entertainment, and certain forms of printing and advertising.Please visit the Purchasing website for the full list of items that are disallowed using a ProCard.

Sales Tax

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