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Telecommunication Equipment and Supplies

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  • Show-Me Shop

About This Commodity

Telecommunications equipment and supplies includes office telephones, cordless phones, VoIP telephones, data networking equipment, switches, hubs, routers, wireless access points, internet service and related items.

  • 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.
  • Equipment installation or permanent changes to University property may require approval from campus facility operations.  Consult with a sourcing contact before proceeding. 

Payment and Processing Methods

  • Purchase from Show Me Shop if available.  
  • Purchases not available through Show Me Shop and less than $5,000 may be purchased using the University One Card, once all required approvals have been obtained.  
  • If the cost is over $5,000 a PeopleSoft Non-Catalog requisition must be entered and a purchase order processed by UM Procurement.   Include any documents which require signature with the requisition.
  • If you will be making several small purchases, and the total amount will exceed $10,000 in a 12-month period, a competitively bid contract may be appropriate. Contact the Strategic Sourcing Specialist listed for assistance. 
  • The University has the ability to access group purchasing cooperatives for some items.  Contact the Strategic Sourcing Specialist listed for assistance. 
  • 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.

Other Details

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  • Telecommunications equipment and supplies includes office telephones, cordless phones, VoIP telephones, data networking equipment, switches, hubs, routers, wireless access points, internet service and related items.

    • 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.
    • Equipment installation or permanent changes to University property may require approval from campus facility operations.  Consult with a sourcing contact before proceeding.