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Agreements - PS
February 28, 2024
IT Consulting UC-Wide Agreements
SWP launches 12 new systemwide strategic agreements with top-tier IT Consulting firms.
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Staff
February 12, 2024
Roshni Pratap named Director, IT Strategic Sourcing
Roshni Pratap is the new Director of Information Technology Strategic Sourcing as of February 12, 2024.
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Procurement
January 25, 2024
UC Procurement in the News
UC Procurement outlines risks to medicine and research as helium supplies dwindle and the US helium stockpile is sold to a private gas supplier.
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Staff
December 04, 2023
Welcome Frederick Roots!
Welcome Frederick Roots, Associate Director, Procurement Policy & Compliance, as of December 4, 2023.
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Procurement
December 01, 2023
Check Out What Happened at CHEC
UC Procurement (SWP and UCSD) took home three awards at the CHEC Conference in late November at UCLA.
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Procurement
September 22, 2023
Changing the Microscope Purchasing Game
Since implementing the UC-wide microscope agreements in Spring 2023, microscope purchases are going from quote to PO in two days!
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Procurement
September 22, 2023
New Digital Home for UC Procurement
UC Procurement launching new website uniting five different sites into one resource.
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Staff
September 22, 2023
IT COE & ITSC Teams Win Tech Award
The Systemwide Procurement IT Strategic Sourcing Center of Excellence and the IT Sourcing Committee won the UC Tech Yvonne Tevis UC-wide Collaboration Golden Award, presented at the UC Tech 2023 Conference in July.
Procurement
September 22, 2023
Creating a Sustainable Food Supply
How UC can achieve economic, ecological and health goals by developing a supply chain of high-quality regional meats using regenerative practices and creating a regenerative agriculture movement across California.
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Procurement
February 25, 2021
Making Headway in Sustainability
The University of California continues to make headway on ambitious procurement initiatives – from purchasing more sustainable products to holding licensees accountable through a Code of Conduct.