{"id":335,"date":"2018-06-18T10:44:02","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T17:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vendor.hub.wp.nau.edu\/contracting-purchasing-services\/purchasing\/"},"modified":"2025-01-14T10:20:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T17:20:18","slug":"purchasing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/contracting-purchasing-services\/purchasing\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Welcome<\/h2>\n<p>Purchasing Services provides oversight on all purchases to ensure informed, economic, ethical, and compliant purchasing decisions are made.<\/p>\n<div>Buyers are responsible for obtaining bids, receiving quotes, generating purchase orders and negotiating favorable pricing with the purpose of providing cost-savings and value-added services to Northern Arizona University. The purchasing department is also responsible for yearly audits, maintaining the vendor and commodity list, and the small business utilization program.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<h4>Submitting a Purchase Request<\/h4>\n<div>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/servicenow.nau.edu\/hr\">Employee Service Center<\/a>, select \u201cRequest Service\u201d, and \u201cPurchase Request\u201d to get started.<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>If you have any questions, contact Purchasing at \u00a0(928) 523-4557 or email \u00a0<a href=\"mailto:NAU-Purchasing@nau.edu\">NAU-Purchasing@nau.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Category-List.xlsx\">Commodity List<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!--script class=\"ektron-script\"&gt; if ($(\".catalog_script_placeholder\")[0]) { var scriptsLoaded = 0; $.getScript( \"\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Catalog\/resources\/js\/jquery.catalogFrames.js\").done(function() { $.getScript( \"\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Catalog\/resources\/js\/easyXDM.min.js\").done(function() { var placeholder = $(\".catalog_script_placeholder\"); var divId = placeholder.attr('divId'); var Program = placeholder.attr('Program'); var catalogFrameDisplayData = {}; catalogFrameDisplayData[placeholder.attr('DisplayType')] = true; var catalogFrameData = {}; catalogFrameData[\"display\"] = catalogFrameDisplayData; catalogFrameData[\"url\"] = \"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\"; catalogFrameData[\"plan\"] = Program; $(function setupCatalogWidget() { $(\"#\" + divId).catalogFrames(catalogFrameData); console.log(catalogFrameData); }); }); }); } &lt;\/script--><!-- shortcode-right-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-right-column\" >\n    <div class=\"shortcode-right-column__container\"><!-- shortcode-block -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-block\">\n      <div class=\"block-header\">\n        <h3>Additional Resources<\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n          <div class=\"block-body\">\n      <div>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Bid Boards\" href=\"\/Contracting-Purchasing-Services\/Purchasing\/Bid-Board\/\">Bid Boards<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/purchasing\/\">Contracting and Purchasing Policies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/contracting-purchasing-services\/contractors-and-suppliers\/\">COVID Guidelines for contractors and suppliers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"CPS Homepage\" href=\"\/Contracting-Purchasing-Services\/\">CPRM Homepage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/contracting-purchasing-services\/furniture\/\">Furniture Vendors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/contracting-purchasing-services\/moving-expenses\/\">Moving Expenses<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/contracting-purchasing-services\/personal-protective-equipment\/\">Personal Protective Equipment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Terms and Conditions\" href=\"\/Contracting-Purchasing-Services\/Terms-Conditions\/\">Terms and Conditions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/contracting-purchasing-services\/northern-arizona-university-event-terms-and-conditions\/\">Terms and Conditions for Events<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Training Materials\" href=\"\/Contracting-Purchasing-Services\/Training\/\">Training Schedule<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome Purchasing Services provides oversight on all purchases to ensure informed, economic, ethical, and compliant purchasing decisions are made. 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