Purchasing

For all your purchases, big or small, the MarketPlace is the place to shop! It’s the perfect spot to find the goods you need. So, always check out the MarketPlace first if you’re looking for something. Remember to request approval first by using the MarketPlace approval guidelines.

Where is MarketPlace

Navigate to Financial System < Marketplace < Shop the MarketPlace < Create a Requisition to shop more than 60 Supplier Catalogs.  

A Pcard is a credit card for NC State University business purposes for purchases below $5,000. The finance team can assist you with your Pcard purchases. Remember to request approval first by using the Pcard approval guidelines below.

Allowable Pcard purchases include:

• Prepaid travel expenses: Airfare, a night deposit on your hotel stay, and conference registration. An approved travel authorization is required before payment.
• Student group expenses
• Memberships
• Non-Marketplace purchases: Check the MarketPlace first before requesting to purchase using a Pcard. All purchases should be tax-exempt. Before we can pay, submit the sales tax exemption form to the vendor to remove taxes.

Purchases above $5,000 that cannot be purchased in MarketPlace.

Do you have a preferred vendor from whom you plan to make the purchase?

• Yes – Submit a Sole Source Justification Waiver of Competitive Bidding. Please submit a dated and signed sole source on departmental letterhead along with your supplier’s quote to Bianca Woodard at bsnell@ncsu.edu, using one of the reasons listed under State Uniform Guidance as your justification. Remember to request approval before submitting these documents to Bianca.
• No -Please submit a request for a quote specifying your needs to Bianca Woodard at bsnell@ncsu.edu. Procurement services posts the bid for suppliers to consider. Once the bid winner is chosen and approved, a purchase order is issued.
• Non-MarketPlace Decision Tree for Purchase of Goods

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