University launches ordering site for non-Medical Center departments to centrally purchase PPE, cleaning supplies
While remote work arrangements remain in place for most non-essential University employees, some departments with staff and researchers on campus need items such as face masks, disinfecting wipes, gloves, surface sprays and additional PPE (personal protective equipment) for their work areas on River Campus, Eastman School of Music Campus, the Memorial Art Gallery, and other non-Medical Center offices and sites. Instead of departments purchasing these items from various outside suppliers at ranging costs, there is now one University ordering site that has been launched to help ensure best pricing, prevent internal bidding wars for these products, and assure the continued availability of these approved supplies across the University.
Effective immediately, all non-Medical Center departments are required to use the new PPE purchasing process to order these PPE and cleaning products for employees and department common areas. Building common areas and restrooms will be cleaned and maintained by University Facilities and cleaning supplies for these purposes should not be acquired through this process.
The Medical Center currently has its own standard process for stocking and ordering PPE supplies, and this new PPE Supply Chain Program mimics the URMC system to ensure product consistency.
Any exceptions to using this process and ordering through an outside supplier need to be pre-approved through Dave Nelson, director of Support Operations, at david.nelson@rochester.edu.