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Procurement Services and Accounts Payable Services authorize limited authority to faculty and staff to acquire routine products and services without the use of a standard purchase order (PO) generated by a purchase requisition. Requesters must obtain all necessary approvals for the purchase from a cost center signatory. The approvals must be included with either of...

Effective Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, the procurement officers and procurement officer specialists in Procurement Services became responsible for the intake of procurement contracts. Procurement contracts are those contracts between Northern Illinois University and vendors. If you initiate a purchase that requires a contract, the buyers may be contacting you if the following information is not...

NIU’s Division of Administration and Finance has begun planning for Fiscal Year 2016 financial close, scheduled for July 15. The cooperation of all departments is needed to keep to this schedule. Key dates to report year-end data and information: Year-end cutoff date for posting any activity prior to June: June 17 Year-end cutoff date for...

NIU’s Division of Administration and Finance has begun planning for Fiscal Year 2016 financial close, scheduled for July 15. The cooperation of all departments is needed to keep to this schedule. Key dates to report year-end data and information: All FY2016 approved invoices to Accounts Payable Services: May 31 Year-end cutoff date for posting any...

NIU’s Division of Administration and Finance has begun planning for Fiscal Year 2016 financial close, scheduled for July 15. The cooperation of all departments is needed to keep to this schedule. Key dates to report year-end data and information: New purchase requisitions for FY2016 order and delivery in FY2016 must be in Accounts Payable Services:...

NIU’s Division of Administration and Finance has begun planning for Fiscal Year 2016 financial close, scheduled for July 15. The cooperation of all departments is needed to keep to this schedule. Key dates to report year-end data and information: Notification of all purchase order rollovers and accruals to Procurement Services: April 1 (Requisitions are required...

NIU’s Division of Administration and Finance has begun planning for Fiscal Year 2016 financial close, scheduled for July 15. The cooperation of all departments is needed to keep to this schedule. Key dates to report year-end data and information: Notification of all purchase order rollovers and accruals to Procurement Services: April 1 All FY2016 approved...

NIU’s Division of Administration and Finance has begun planning for Fiscal Year 2016 financial close, scheduled for July 15. The cooperation of all departments is needed to keep to this schedule. Key dates to report year-end data and information: Notification of all purchase order rollovers and accruals to Procurement Services: April 1 All FY2016 approved...

Procurement Services has provided these guidelines for NIU departments that require processing of Request for Proposals and/or Invitation for Bids. Request for Proposal/Invitation for Bid Guidelines 1.0     Purpose These guidelines outline the preparation and evaluation of an Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP). The guidelines are effective from Monday, Nov. 9, until revised....

Procurement Services has created a quick reference guide to assist departments when they need to submit purchase orders. UPDATED Nov. 6, 2015 Board of Trustees Approval: Obligations of $250,000 or more Certifications: Required for purchase orders $20,000.01 and over, and for all purchase orders requiring contracts Change orders Departments must submit any PO change orders...

NIU’s campus community will have opportunities to meet the finalists for the position of director of Procurement and Strategic Sourcing Services at a pair of open forums next week. Candidate Michele Danza will participate in an open forum from 4:45 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, in Room 305 of the Holmes Student Center. Candidate...

Faculty, staff and student organization officers are invited to attend NIUs Supplier Diversity Networking Fair, luncheon and workshops, scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, in the Holmes Student Center. Organized by Procurement Services and the State of Illinois Business Enterprise Program, the free fair takes place from 10 a.m. to noon in the...