Delivering Results

• Process efficiency in buyND

Did you know that all buyND orders placed against the punchout or hosted suppliers under $750 are sent directly to the supplier (after any financial, RSPA, or Risk Management approvals). Procurement Services has negotiated contracts and price agreements with most of these suppliers that allows us to provide you with not only lower costs but also efficiency in ordering. Click here to see a list of suppliers currently available as punchout and hosted catalogs (Office Depot, Fisher Scientific, etc.)

• Saving more with Grainger
  

Through the joint efforts of Grainger Industrial Supply and Procurement Services, the University will achieve an additional annual savings of approximately $45,000 over our current contracted pricing. The increase in savings was achieved through the creation of a "market basket" or core list of those supplies stocked by Building Services...more

• Win/Win situation for Notre Dame – Additional Savings

It has been almost three years since the announcement that the University had signed a preferred supplier contract with Office Depot. While the idea of a campus-wide contract for office supplies was a change in the way we had done business, it has been well received by campus users. The consolidation of office supplies to one vendor has resulted in significant cost savings for the entire University...more

• NDSurplus assists Hesburgh Library
  
  When the Hesburgh Library basement renovation began, the Library's Building Services Supervisor, Ross Fergerson, was faced with sorting through over 6000 pieces of furniture. Some of the current furniture would be kept and some would be discarded. Ross contacted Frank Parker, Manager of Central Receiving, to check what storage space was available on campus. Frank suggested that Ross should visit NDSurplus...more
  
  
• Engineering professor has special purchasing need

  Shortly after arriving at the University of Notre Dame in 2001 as an Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, Dr. Patrick Flynn needed some very specialized equipment to complete his Computer Vision Research Laboratory with grant funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF). One item he needed was a ThermoJet Solid Object Printer, manufactured by 3D Systems...more