The Department of Procurement and Business Services manages the purchase of goods and services on behalf of the university. Procurement initiates and manages university contracts and helps campus customers understand all purchasing requirements.
The Purchasing Card Program is the primary method for purchasing small dollar (up to $5,000) goods or services. This is a convenient method to make purchases, eliminating costs associated with initiating and paying through a purchase order. The VISA card is administered by US Bank under the State of Maryland’s Purchasing Card Program contract.
Shell Shop is an eProcurement System that allows users to purchase goods and services from University suppliers. This website offers a similar experience as an online retail website with the advantage of showing approved suppliers, contracts, products and pricing.
Requisition is an electronic document in the Kuali Financial System (KFS) that is used when goods or services need to be purchased. Requisitions should be used for large or complex purchases that need to be sent to the Department of Procurement and Strategic Sourcing for processing. Campus customers can enter a requisition by accessing KFS.
Departments are authorized to create purchase orders in the Kuali Financial System (KFS) for transactions meeting the following criteria:
- Less than $25,000 for purchases that can not be purchased on the purchasing and travel cards.
- Supplier contract orders less than $50,000