The Holiday Food Drive is back! Donating is easy, simply leave non-perishable food and other essentials in your outgoing mail and Mail Services will collect them from Nov. 1 to Nov. 18. Donations benefit students through the ASUCD Pantry on campus and the UC Davis Health community at the UC Davis Health Pantry.

Heading to AggieSurplus for November's in-store shopping event? Bring non-perishable donation items Thursday, Nov. 3 and Friday, Nov. 4, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and receive the following discounts:

Airgas, UC’s main supplier of liquid nitrogen for cryogenic storage, has announced it will no longer permit its delivery drivers to fill open-mouth dewar flasks if they contain samples. In addition, Airgas drivers will no longer provide connection/disconnection services or inventory management. These services are not included in Airgas’ contract with UC, however, some customers have been receiving them as a courtesy.

The forum recording and PowerPoint (PDF) giving an overview of how Aggie Enterprise will change the way we do purchasing, accounts payable, and supplier records management at UC Davis is now available!

Holding or attending an event on campus? UC Davis students, faculty and staff who would like to be tested for COVID or who are being asked to test before an event or activity should continue to use the free saliva testing offered at the Human Resources Administration Building.

The presentations and recordings for the 2022 Small and Diverse Supplier Expo are now available!  The expo brought together both university staff and local suppliers, promoting awareness of small and diverse suppliers in the Davis and Sacramento area and how UC Davis departments can do business with them, highlighting programs supporting UC Davis' commitment to small and diverse suppliers.

The AggieSupply Scientific Store has moved from its former Haring Hall location to 650 La Rue Road.  The new location is larger, more centrally-located for many departments, and also offers short-term parking.  We look forward to serving you at our new location!

In an effort to support small businesses, which have been especially hard hit during the pandemic, the University of California has adopted the Small Business First program. This policy helps UC invest in and enrich our local communities with jobs and economic stability while furthering our sustainability goals and mission of teaching, research and public service.

What does Small Business First mean for me?

With wildfires likely to impact local air quality over the next several months, employees working outside may need N95 respirators. They can be purchased in AggieBuy. 

On the AggieBuy main dashboard, in the Product Search field, enter N95 to search for and locate the N95 item(s) that meet the needs of your outdoor workers.  You can also search by part number 31111-118 to retrieve an N95 product available from the Central Storehouse catalog.

Fiscal Close is almost here!  To help the campus prepare for the end of the fiscal year, Supply Chain Management has a webpage that includes Fiscal Close dates and deadlines, instructions for purchasing, accounts payable and travel transactions and other important information.

To help you take advantage of the many benefits of systemwide purchasing agreements, UC Strategic Sourcing has created a comprehensive listing of agreements, which can be found on the UC Procurement Systemwide Contract Listing landing page.

There you’ll find additional linked pages with listings by commodity category:

The recording and PDF of the Pandemic Purchasing Practices forum is now available and provides:

In an effort to improve the ease of using the Supply Chain Management homepage, we have updated the teal bar across the top to include the SCM tools you use most often. The teal bar is now home to our SCM systems: AggieBuy, AggieShip, AggieTravel and the newly launched AggieLogistics.

The University of California is committed to working with small and historically disadvantaged businesses.  Small, diverse and veteran-owned businesses certified by the State of California or the federal government are encouraged to register as a potential supplier with UC Davis by completing the Small and Diverse Business Registration Form.

The PDF of the September 2020 Pandemic Purchasing Practices webinar includes information on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) purchases, COVID signage and plastic shield barriers, guidelines for working at home and allowable expenses, and a reminder checklist of required supporting documentation when submitting purchasing documents in the Kuali Financial System (KFS). 

NOTE: Recorded webinar is now posted on the Covered Services information page, on right side of the page.

Employee & Labor Relations and Supply Chain Management invite you to a webinar to learn more about how new policies that impact contracting out for services are being implemented at UC Davis.