Purchase & Service Procurement

Purchase & Service Procurement

Quick Links to Forms:

Purchase/Payment Request Form (non-entertainment & non-travel related)

Book Purchases (Faculty/Postdoc/Dissertation Fellow)


Purchase Requests

UT Procurement Cards (Procard):

  • Please note: Procard cannot be used for expenses related to catering or restaurants.  However, it can be used for grocery expenses at vendors such as HEB or Target.

  • Tax Exemption: All Procard purchases must be tax free. Please submit your purchase request with ample time to ensure tax exemption can be established. UT Austin Tax Exemption Info

  • There are purchase restrictions with a University Procard. Please see: Procard Disallowed Items

Office Supplies

  • Office Supplies must be ordered through the department to ensure compliance with the University’s exclusive contract with Today’s Business Solutions.

  • Visit the Office Depot/Office Max website to search for supplies and provide the item # or a link to the item in your purchase request.

Reimbursements 

When you submit a request for reimbursement, please provide an itemized receipt(s) and payment receipt (e.g. credit card). If no payment receipt is available, we can accept a screenshot of a bank statement that shows the amount.

Please note: Not all purchases are reimbursable (e.g. office supplies, computer hardware & software or gift cards). Please refer to the Business of Handbook Procedures and Entertainment and Official Occasions Expenditures Policy Chart for a complete list of allowable reimbursements.

Taxes are not reimbursable. 

Service Requests

For a vendor performing services we typically need to be provided a quote for prospective services. Our department then will set them up with a Purchase Order. Services could include:

  • Photography, lighting, videography, editors

  • Custom printing services (outside of Document Solutions)

  • Equipment and furniture rentals

Contracts

When a vendor will requires a signed contract or agreement, we must run the contract to UT’s Contracts department for review and signature. Please submit any contracts with your service request.

  • Software purchase requests may demand additional processing times and contract review. When looking to purchase software and software licenses with UT funds, please review the following: Software Purchase and Approval Flowcharts