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What's new in Procurement?

The 2019 Fiscal Year-End Calendar for Procurement Services is now posted on the Procurement Services website To ensure all procurement transactions are processed and included in the financial records prior to fiscal year-end, it is crucial for departments to observe the deadlines scheduled on the calendar.

Fiscal Year End and Expiring Contracts

As we prepare for Fiscal Year End, we are asking for each department’s assistance in advance planning and notification of their purchasing actions which includes coordinating with Procurement Services in advance of purchase requisition submission. We cannot overemphasize the need for departments to plan their needs well in advance and involve Procurement Services in the planning stage to avoid processing delays. Helpful tips include:

The Office of Procurement Services has launched a new, web-based version of the Procurement Policies Training. This training session is available on-demand 24 hours, 7 days a week for all campus users to help navigate through the procurement regulations at FSU.  This online training outlines the fundamentals of the procurement process at FSU and helps departmental personnel understand their role in that process through an interactive, scenario based structure.

When creating Foundation Requisitions in SpearMart for a new Fund 599 Foundation Project ID, the following chartfields must be entered in this EXACT order:

  1. Business Unit GL – FSU01
  2. Department ID – ###900
  3. Fund - 599
  4. PC Business Unit - FSFD1
  5. Project Activity – F#####-1

Where # denotes your Department ID and Project ID

 

See the following sample image for visual detail.

We want to alert you to a nationwide fraud scam that is targeting suppliers at colleges across the country. Please take precautions so that you are not a victim of this scam.

The fraud scam involves purchase orders and requests for product quotations that purport to originate from the University but are in fact fraudulent.

Dates and Information are subject to change.

This document provides additional Procurement Services Information as FSU approaches the end of the fiscal year.

The link to the complete calendar for important dates and deadlines.

YEAR END CALENDAR