As part of the safe return to campus, every staff and faculty member with a planned return date should receive a return-to-campus kit. Departments can obtain the kits at no cost through eStores. Please batch your department kits to eliminate extra deliveries on campus and limit kit quantities to one per person.
See the full article for the faculty and staff kit ordering process and details for the separate student kit process.
Fastenal is the new primary supplier on the maintenance repair supply contract. The Fastenal catalog is now available in the supplier websites section of eStores. The Business and Finance Find a Supplier page provides more details on the new contract and Fastenal's product selection and pricing .
OSU Stores now offers COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for your department, available to purchase through eStores. See the full listing on item details and numbers for placing your order. Delivery is typically within two days. Questions can be directed to stores@osu.edu .
The PO Closure Process is a manual process, which permanently relieves any encumbrance against a purchase order. This process should only be used to release encumbrances on POs for which there is certainty that no further invoices (vouchers) are pending or forthcoming. View the UNIV Purchasing website for more information and details about the Service Center Business Process .
Effective Wednesday, March 25, Magnetic Springs will place all Ohio State accounts on a "will call" basis until the end of June. This means that Magnetic Springs will only deliver to locations that call or email with water requests. Magnetic Springs will make deliveries to the Columbus campus one day a week, and possibly more frequently based on demand. Magnetic Springs and the university believe this is the best way to continue delivery while also keeping employees safe during the coronavirus response period.
If you have any questions, please call 614-421-1780 email Magnetic Springs at the contact@magneticsprings.com address.
During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) response period, local h otels are extending offers to all Ohio State University and Wexner Medical Center employees. The u niversity celebrates these accommodation providers for their continued commitment to the Ohio State community. See the full NewsLink article for the list of participating accommodation suppliers, pricing and full hotel contact information.
Blanket Orders are used for transactions that occur very frequently (daily or multiple times a week) have a high variation of product types, undetermined timing and not available in eStores. As a general rule, transactions = a minimum of 48-52 transactions per year.
Your FY21 Blanket Orders and Term requisitions must be received between 3/2/20 and 5/15/20 to allow for adequate processing time .
Please review the full article for more details about Blanket Order guidelines.
