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Contacts

Office Location:
103 Gilchrist
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA
50614-0008

Phone:
(319) 273-3516

Fax:
(319) 273-3009

Purchasing

Announcements

Procurement Card Program Enhancements
The Office of Business Operations is pleased to announce enhancements to the University Procurement Card program:

  • Cardholder on-line access is available through U.S. Bank AccessOnline allowing the cardholder to view card limits, statements, and new transactions
  • A new on-line training course is available through UNI eLearning (log-in instructions can be found here)
  • Cardholders can now initiate temporary card limit increases and make selected other changes using a new on-line Pro-Card Change Form
Please click here for further details.

Short's Travel will no longer call or email for approval before authorizing travel bookings
The verification process in regards to booking travel will be changing. Short's Travel will no longer require approval before issuing a ticket, but rather notify approvers of tickets being purchased. Approvers have 24 hours to cancel any tickets.
Please click here for more details.

AP and Purchasing creates an Announcement Email List (12/8/10)

HyVee Purchasing Card Authorization Form (2/14/06)

Pepsi Contract FAQ (10/23/06)

Mission:

We value our role at the university and our position in the community. Our mission is to support the goals and diversity of the university in education, research and public service - by procuring quality goods and services at competitive prices, and by providing responsive and responsible service to all university departments. 

We hope to achieve our mission through excellence in customer service, convenient access to responsible suppliers, timely processing of orders and payments, continuous upgrades to systems and processes, and compliance with policies of the Board of Regents and the Code of Iowa.

We respect the tradition of academic excellence by encouraging continuing education and professional development of our staff. 

We strive to create and provide a work environment of equality and opportunity by maintaining positive and trusting relationships with our suppliers.

The University is committed to socially and environmentally responsible purchasing consistent with the values in our strategic plan. We expect high quality in the products, services and business practices of all business partners. This commitment enjoys broad support on campus.

We subscribe to the Code of Ethics of  the National Association of Educational Buyers.

General Information

Information for Vendors

Year End


Office of Business Operations • 103 Gilchrist • University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa 50614-0008
Phone: 319-273-2162• Fax: 319-273-3009

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Date Updated: November 16, 2012