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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.

Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 - End of Year Calendar Tasks:

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.

PCard Exchange

Florida State University is in the process of converting the University’s banking services to a new strategic partner, Wells Fargo. During this conversion, there are some changes that will affect our campus users who are currently participating in the TCard and PCard program, which are outlined below.

PCard Transitions