Information
About This Commodity
Ergonomic Furniture - including but not limited to chairs, and other ADA accomodation furniture, etc.
If the item(s) attach to the wall/floor/ facility, or has an electrical component, the respective campus facilities department must review and approve PRIOR to purchase.
- The University of Missouri has established a pre-qualified list of recommended dealers for furniture products. See the included list. Contact one of these to discuss your needs.
- The University has the ability to access group purchasing cooperatives for some items. Contact the Strategic Sourcing Specialist listed for assistance.
- Insurance requirements – Any supplier who is performing work on University property MUST have a current certificate of insurance on file with UM Procurement. Contact UM Procurement before proceeding with any of this type of work.
Payment and Processing Methods
- If purchasing from a contracted manufacturer, bids and sole source justification may not required. Discuss your specific needs with the Sourcing Contact PRIOR to proceeding.
- Purchases over $10,000 and NOT from a contracted supplier, will require competitive bidding with detailed specifications prepared by UM Procurement. Submit a PeopleSoft non-catalog Requisition and attach specifications, or contact the Strategic Sourcing Specialist listed for assistance.
- Purchases over $500,000 MUST be formally bid through Procurement, even if the manufacturer is on an existing contract.
- Documents requiring a signature or with terms and conditions MUST be attached to a PeopleSoft Non-Catalog requisition and submitted to a Sourcing Contact for signature PRIOR to acquisition of good or services. Signatures by an individual department are prohibited.
- When a University purchase order is issued, invoices with the PO# clearly notated should be sent to Accounts Payable for processing.