Materials Management Purchasing Office
Administration Building, Office 110
(956) 381-2161 Office
(956) 381-2164 Fax
- Purchasing Procedures Manual
- Texas Education Code- Title 3, Section 51.9335
- Texas Government Code - General
- How to Purchase Dell Machines
- UTPA Terms and Conditions
- Government Subcontract Provisions
- Vendor Performance Form
Training Material and User Updates
- Oracle Purchasing Manual
Oracle User Updates
Printed Requisition
- Sole Source
- SPO Authorization Agreement
- Texas Sales and Use Tax Exemption Certification
- W9- Request for Tax Payer Identification Number and Certification
- Purchase Order Terms & Conditions
- Emergency Justification
- Non-Disclosure Statement
- New Cable Services Request Form
- Staples Online Account Request Form
- Oracle Purchasing Access Request
- Texas Industries for the Blind and Handicapped (TIBH)
- Expenditure Code/Object Code Alphabetical Search
- Commodity Search- Alphabetical
- Expense Object Codes Search
- Taxpayer and Vendor Account Info (Sales Tax)
- Texas Building and Procurement Commission Website
- State of Texas 1998 Procurement Manual
- Thomas Register
- Office of The General Counsel (Contracts)
- Non-Disclosure Statement
- Bid Review Notice
- American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
- Vendor Performance Form (used for problems/praises with vendors)
Texas Building and Procurement Commission (formerly GSC)
- TBPC Website
- Staff Directory
- Commodity Book-Alphabetical Index
- Commodity Book-Class Number Index
- State of Texas 1998 Procurement Manual
- Contract Awards
The following links will allow University faculty and staff to browse items available on established contracts. Departments wishing to use available contracts should follow Best Value guidelines.
- UTPA Contracts
- Group Contracts
- DIR
- Printers (HP, Epson, Lexmark etc.)
- Cellular Services- Sprint
Note: For equipment information contact Purchasing x2161 - Pager Services- Metrocall Rates
- Texas A & M
- E & I
- DIR
- State Wide (TBPC)
- Copiers
- Filing Cabinet- Vertical, Letter Size
- Typewriters
- Botanical and Zoology Specimens, Mounts, Models, Skeletons, and Prepared Slides
- Appliances
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Texas Building and Procurement Commission (formerly GSC)
Computer-Industry/Product News
Ziff Davis Magazines - Computer Shopper, Family PC, MacUser, Windows Sources, etc
SEMATECH - semiconductor manufacturing technology.Consumer & Business Information
The Wall Street Journal - $ Fee for access
National Fraud Information - Daily reports of frauds and scams
Better Business Bureau
Consumer Information Center Pueblo, CO
Dun & Bradstreet Information Services - business info for credit, marketing and purchasing decisions
PRO-Net - Small Business Administration
The Universal Currency Converter - Currency conversion calculations
Minority Business Entrepreneur Magazine - publication about minority and women business owners.
Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce (TAMACC)Federal Government Information
Federal Register - Search the Federal Register
Commerce Business Daily - bidding opportunities, contracts awarded, and surplus government sales.
U.S. Census Bureau GazetteerYahoo - Keyword or category search
Altavista - Claims to index over 30 million pages
Switchboard - Nationwide "White Pages"
Worldwide Yellow Pages - Business listings from throughout the world
Commercial Sites Index - Claims 35,000+ listings of company WWW sitesThe Chronicle of Higher Education - Summary info. free - $ fee for details
College and University Home Pages - Links to colleges and universities worldwideUniform Commercial Code - Text of Ucc
Thomas - US Congressional legislation
U.S. General Services AdministrationProduct/Company Source Locators
Thomas Register - Search for manufacturers of products
Tech Savvy - Search for suppliers, products, and access company online catalogs
E & I Cooperative Service, Inc. - E & I contract information and moreNAEB Newsgroup Archives - NAEB Web Site
NAPM - National Association of Purchasing Management
Black Enterprise OnlineResearch -It - language tools, e.g., Webster's dict., computing dict., thesaurus, etc.
Commodity Class & Item Codes and Descriptions (Texas)
Dictionaries - An Index of Online ResourcesUnited States Postal Serv (USPS) - Zip code finder and more
Federal Express Tracking SystemUnited Parcel Service(UPS) - Tracking web page.
ANSI Standards - American Nat'l Standards Institute-and others alike
ISO - International Standards OrganizationTrade Show Central - Lists over 8,000 trade show events and information