Purchasing and Distribution Services Procurement Updates FAR Meeting – July 2, 2015
PO Encumbrance Update FY14 PO Encumbrance – –Acct/Budget/Purchasing hired a Huron Consultant – –Analysis has been underway – several corrections have been tested with success (some encumbrances are corrected to date) – –Expect changes in budget overview as corrections are being made FY14 PO Encumbrance – –Acct/Budget/Purchasing hired a Huron Consultant – –Analysis has been underway – several corrections have been tested with success (some encumbrances are corrected to date) – –Expect changes in budget overview as corrections are being made
Preparing PO encumbrances for FY16 PO Encumbrance Cleanup (current FY) – –Review current open encumbrances for FY15 – –Send closing/liquidation requests by August 19 th via to Purchasing – –Developed a campus query to help determine open encumbrances by Cost Center/Project ID Run Query: UTS_PO_OPEN_ENC_BY_CC Timeline for query to be released to campus users – TBD (validating data return before releasing to public) PO Encumbrance Cleanup (current FY) – –Review current open encumbrances for FY15 – –Send closing/liquidation requests by August 19 th via to Purchasing – –Developed a campus query to help determine open encumbrances by Cost Center/Project ID Run Query: UTS_PO_OPEN_ENC_BY_CC Timeline for query to be released to campus users – TBD (validating data return before releasing to public)
Moving PO Encumbrances to FY16 PO Encumbrances Rolling into FY16 – –Purchasing will be moving open balances from FY15 to FY16 (time line – TBD) – –Currently testing process to ensure proper movement of encumbrance within budget periods PO Encumbrances Rolling into FY16 – –Purchasing will be moving open balances from FY15 to FY16 (time line – TBD) – –Currently testing process to ensure proper movement of encumbrance within budget periods
UT Supply Chain Alliance Procurement Contracts issued by UT System Supply Chain Alliance – –Competitively procured, can be used for purchase at any dollar threshold (under or over $5000) – –Deep discounts for UT components (more components participate, the better the overall discounts). – –Campus Rebates on some contracts, money back to UTSA for using specific contracts See handout for more detail Procurement Contracts issued by UT System Supply Chain Alliance – –Competitively procured, can be used for purchase at any dollar threshold (under or over $5000) – –Deep discounts for UT components (more components participate, the better the overall discounts). – –Campus Rebates on some contracts, money back to UTSA for using specific contracts See handout for more detail
Contact Information Primary: send an to Purchasing at Contact department assigned Procurement Specialist (click here for list)here Contact Front Desk at ext Primary: send an to Purchasing at Contact department assigned Procurement Specialist (click here for list)here Contact Front Desk at ext. 4060
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