Purchasing Department: Useful Links

Useful Links

• Business Office Forms and Information
• Purchasing Manual
• Reimbursable and Non-Reimbursable Expenses
• General instructions on the requisition process for reimbursements and purchase-order purchases.
• Accounts Payable Office for questions regarding the payment of invoices and reimbursements.
• ESM eProcurement Portal provides access to contracted pricing for the following vendors: Airgas, American Hotel Register, Amazon, B & H Photo Video, Blick Art Materials, Complete Book & Media Supply, Fisher Scientific, GovConnection, Grainger, Home Depot Pro, Newegg Business, PPG, Staples, VWR International
• Web Requisitions Training Manual: Using the web interface for Colleague makes entering requisitions easy.
• JP Morgan Chase purchasing card website
• The College participates in two buying groups: MHEC Massachusetts Higher Education Consortium, and E&I Education and Institutional Cooperative Service, Inc. Visit these sites to research vendors who have agreed to offer consortium-member discounts. For example:
  • MHEC has contracted with Executive Valet Parking  (reference contract number MHEC NC-10-H02) and Laz Fly. Both have services with Bradley International Airport. MHEC currently does not cover Rhode Island or Boston.
• The College has a contract with Staples, Inc. for office supplies. Staples is accessed via the eProcurement Portal.

For login help, please contact the purchasing office by emailing purchasing@hampshire.edu or by calling 413.559.5405.