Betty Sandifer
Acting Director

University Purchasing and Accounts Payable supports the university community through purchasing all goods and services, providing expertise and guidance to customers and vendors and paying vendors and employees promptly.

Purchasing and Accounts Payable is a part of Finance and reports to the Chief Financial Officer.

FISCAL YEAR 2008 YEAR END UPDATE

Please plan ahead.  If you have contracts expiring on or before June 30, please send your renewal requisitions to Purchasing as soon as possible.  In order to assure continued service, contracts must be in place on July 1, 2008. 

For other purchases that must be made and paid for in FY 2008, please have your requisitions along with complete documentation and authorization signatures to Purchasing by the dates indicated:

• $10,000 and under – no later than June 15, 2008.
• $10,000.01 to $50,000 – no later than June 1, 2008 (must do formal solicitation for quotes and advertise for seven days in South Carolina Business Opportunities).
• Greater than $50,000 – no later than April 30, 2008 (require formal solicitations for bids, proposals, etc.).

Also, if you have stipends that will begin July 1, 2009, please get your requisitions to Accounts Payable no later than June 15, 2008 so the individual can be set up in time for the first payment in July.

Cheryl Wolfe, Procurement Specialist II and Katrina Dobson, Procurement Specialist I. 

We are happy to announce that Sylvia Kelly has been promoted from Procurement Specialist I to Procurement Specialist II.

To view buyer assignments, please go to the Business Managers and Administrators Tool Kit and scroll down to Buyer Assignment List.  Buyer Assignments are shown by department and by buyer.