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Graybar Coming to UT Market

Aug. 29, 2023
UT Market is getting a new supplier! Graybar has been a current provider of electrical supplies, communications, and data networking products for UT Austin for many years. We are excited to add them as a UT Market supplier with contract pricing.
UPS Story

Potential UPS Shipping Delays

July 25, 2023
There is a possibility that there will be a United Parcel Service (UPS) labor strike beginning August 1, 2023 when UPS’ current labor contract with employees expires. Department Buyers (Buyers) should consider providers other than UPS until there is more certainty. Should the strike take place we can expect an impact on operations depending upon UPS’ ability to continue operations with limited staffing.
Business Contracts

Contract Payment Tracker – Coming April 12th

March 22, 2023
The University’s Contract Payment Tracker (CPT) is anticipated for release on Wednesday, April 12th. The new tool will facilitate departmental ability to monitor payment data related to business contracts in the Contracts+ system.
UT Market

UT Market Updates to eShipGlobal Website

Jan. 13, 2023
The Procurement and Payment Services (PPS) UT Market team has been working over the past several months with shipping solutions provider eShipGlobal to upgrade their website and add functional enhancements.
Amazon

Single Sign-On (SSO) for the UT Amazon Business Prime Account is LIVE

Dec. 14, 2022
Procurement and Payment Services (PPS) has implemented SSO for the UT Amazon Business Prime (UT ABP) account. What does this mean for you and the University moving forward?
UT Market

UT Market Supplier Change and Planned Downtime

Nov. 2, 2022
The EMD Millipore hosted catalog is being removed from UT Market per the request of MilliporeSigma.  MilliporeSigma was created in 2015 through the merger of EMD Millipore & Sigma Aldrich.  
End of the Year

End-of-Year Deadlines

Nov. 2, 2022
Procurement and Payment Services will close for Winter Break beginning on Friday, December 23 through Friday, December 30, 2022.   In order to ensure that we can assist with purchase requests that must be completed before the Winter Break, we ask that any approved requisition, including all supporting documentation and/or contract documents, be submitted to the Procurement Office no later than 5PM CST on Friday, November 18, 2022.
Training & Resources

Procurement and Payment Services (PPS) Training and Resources Site

Oct. 24, 2022
Over the course of FY22, Procurement and Payment Services (PPS) worked to develop a centralized interface to share the knowledge, skills, and resources held within PPS units. The PPS Training and Resources site serves as a repository of unit-focused learning and development tools to improve university employee procurement competencies and practice.  
Amazon

Single Sign-On (SSO) for the UT Amazon Business Prime Accounts

Sept. 29, 2022
This Fall, Procurement and Payment Services (PPS) will implement Single Sign-On (SSO) for the UT Amazon Business Prime accounts. What does this mean to you and the University, and what can you expect in the coming weeks?
FY22 End of Year Schedule

FY22 Year-End Schedule

May 31, 2022
Enclosed is the FY 2022 fiscal year-end close schedule. Please forward any questions you may have to the Procurement and Payment Services team at Purchasing-dept@austin.utexas.edu or Purchasing-mplab@austin.utexas.edu.