Last year, we helped 6000 requesters. The procurement process is more complex than just the purchasing function. BUS-5 serves a variety of customers throughout the procurement process. These customers may have competing requirements at various points of the process. Our process seeks to address and balance the needs of all these customers.
Procurement is a process with many customers.
Procurement Specialists will use the on-line system to prepare requests for quotations, evaluate proposals, and prepare, award and administer purchase orders and subcontracts. You will be able to determine the status of your procurements in real time. In the interim many paper PRs will be converted into TIPS for on-line processing by the Procurement Specialist. The TIPS project is an immense and welcome leap for procurement and the Laboratory into the 21 st century. When applicable, specific guidance from the UC Laboratory Procurement Policy and Standard Practices Manual has been referenced in this Guide .