The General Libraries Procurement Office, located within the Facilities and Support Services Division, is the center for the acquisition of equipment.
As a state institution, the University and the General Libraries operate under an extensive and exacting set of rules for purchases and acquisitions.
The Procurement Office has the responsibility of ensuring that supplies and equipment purchases are properly authorized, and that state and University rules of procurement are followed in every case.
The Procurement Office assists library personnel in meeting the goals of the HUB Program, designed to provide opportunity to businesses owned by women and by ethnic minorities.
The purchasing guidelines for UT Austin, and much other information, can be found at the UT Purchasing web page.
http://www.utexas.edu/admin/purchasing/
The Procurement Office also provides assistance to library personnel seeking sources for certain types of merchandise and determines when an item must be purchased through a Texas State Contract.
An extensive catalog collection, from all types of vendors that might pertain to library operations, is maintained within the unit and is available for consultation by library personnel.
Getting Started
The employee should begin the purchasing request in this manner:
