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Announcing Procurement Academy!

Procurement Services is pleased to offer the following new courses to assist faculty and staff on procurement to payment procedures, and data analysis.  You may register for any of these course dates through iAcademy, http://iacademy.uth.tmc.edu/ with dates prior to June 1, 2008 (Listed in Bold), additional registration offerings for those after June 1, 2008 will be provided at a later date:

  1. Procurement Academy - Customer Resources (Link to PowerPoint presentation)

This course is designed to inform UTHSCH faculty and staff what resources are available to them for procuring goods and services.  Topics to include:  Purchasing Handbook and Procurement Procedures, Procurement Website, eShip Global, SciQuest Catalog, UT Supply Mall, Contracts, and the Procurement Management Program.  Discussions will highlight ways to expedite the ordering process.

    1. March 25, 2008, MSB 3.001, 2PM-4PM
    2. July 15, 2008, RAS E101 Auditorium, 9AM-11AM
    3. November 4, 2008, UCT 1414, 9AM- 11AM
  1. Procurement Academy – Over $5K and Contracts (Link to PowerPoint presentation)

This course is designed to inform UTHSCH faculty and staff of the procurement process for purchases of goods and services greater than $5,000.00 in accordance with state and agency policies and procedures.  Topics to include:  Authority to obligate, Types of purchases and contracts, State/Local/DIR contracts, Sole Source/ Proprietary Purchases, special purchases, ITB/RFP/RFQ/RFI bidding processes, and terms and conditions.

    1. April 22, 2008, MSB 3.001, 9AM-11AM
    2. August 5, 2008, RAS E101 Auditorium, 9AM-11AM
    3. December 9, 2008, UCT 1414, 9AM-11AM
  1. Procurement Academy – FMS Data Analysis:
    For Microsoft Office Excel 2003 users: (Link to PowerPoint presentation)
    For Microsoft Office Excel 2007 users: (Link to PowerPoint presentation)

This training course is for administrators who need to run reports and queries from FMS.  The course explains the difference between reports and queries.  Strategies for creating private queries are discussed.  Further analysis of query data using pivot tables in Microsoft Excel is explained.  The course is hands-on training with each student having access to a computer and working through real-life examples.                       
 

    1. March 26, 2008, UCT 1155, 9AM-12PM
    2. April 29, 2008, UCT 1155, 9AM-12PM
    3. April 29, 2008, MSB G.100, 9AM-12PM
    4. May 20, 2008, UCT 1155, 9AM-12PM
    5. May 20, 2008, MSB G.100, 9AM-12PM
    6. July 31,2008, UCT 1155, 9AM-12PM
    7. November 13, 2008, UCT 1155, 9AM-12PM
  1. Procurement Academy – Making the Decision to Pay (Link to PowerPoint presentation)

This training course is for FMS users who process payments in the UTHSC business unit via PO or Non-PO voucher from FMS.  This course explains the difference between the PO and Non-PO Process.  Purchasing and payment procedural requirements, State guidelines and HOOP guidelines are explained for each process.  This course does not involve hands-on training.

    1. May 6, 2008, MSB 3.001, 9AM-11AM
    2. September  11, 2008, RAS E101 Auditorium, 9AM-11AM
    3. January 9, 2009, UCT 1414, 9AM-11AM

We hope that you will find these courses informative and assist you in your procurement and payment activities.  If you have any questions, please contact Procurement Services at 713-500-4700.  Thank you.

 

1851 Crosspoint Ave., Houston, Texas 77054
PO Box 20036, Houston, Texas 77225-0036
Phone: 713.500.4700
Fax: 713.500.4710
Email: procurementservices@uth.tmc.edu

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