Procure-to-Pay News

All supply and fulfillment related accomplishments by the Supply Management business partners are listed below. In order to effectively communicate these accomplishments and purchasing related news to our customers, a "What's New in Purchasing" e-mail highlighting our announcements during the previous month is distributed to all BEN Buys Purchasing System users on or about the first business day of each month.

May 2008

• Penn Partners with UPS for Express Mail Services - Thursday, May 15, 2008
• Almanac Article: "Know Before You Go" - A Guide to Travel & Entertainment Policy Updates - Wednesday, May 14, 2008
• "Know Before You Go" Brochure - Wednesday, May 14, 2008
• Fleet Management Commodity Project Update - Wednesday, May 14, 2008
• Purchasing Card PaymentNet Application Enhancement Effective May 12, 2008 - Thursday, May 8, 2008
• New Publication Services Survey - Tuesday, May 6, 2008
• Penn's New Wind Energy Commitment Puts It Back on Top Among Peers - Sunday, May 4, 2008
• Discount Pricing Agreement with Sanyo Commercial Solutions - Sunday, May 4, 2008

April 2008

• Updated: Financial Policy #2303 - Use of a Purchasing Card - Wednesday, April 30, 2008
• Purchasing Card Advisory Committee Members - Sunday, April 27, 2008
• Discount Pricing Agreement with BioLegend - Sunday, April 27, 2008
• Discount Pricing Agreement with Ancare Corporation - Sunday, April 27, 2008
• RecycleMania Wrap Up - Sunday, April 27, 2008
• Philadelphia Business Journal - Minority Supplier Gets Office Products Contract - Saturday, April 19, 2008
• Discount Pricing Agreement with Sanofi Pasteur - Saturday, April 19, 2008
• New Penn Stationary Products Available from Maximum Graphics - Saturday, April 19, 2008
• Updated: Procure-to-Pay (P2P) Enhancement Project - Saturday, April 19, 2008
• Discount Pricing Agreement with Bruker Biospin Corporation - Saturday, April 12, 2008
• Discount Pricing Agreement with World Precision Instruments - Saturday, April 12, 2008
• Discount Pricing Agreement with Affymetrix - Saturday, April 12, 2008
• Updated: Purchasing Bid Board Competitive Bidding Information - Tuesday, April 8, 2008
• Telrose Corporation Penn Marketplace Supplier Punchout Guide - Tuesday, April 8, 2008
• Discount Pricing Agreement with Butler Animal Health Supply - Tuesday, April 8, 2008
• FY2008 3rd Quarter Performance Update - Thursday, April 3, 2008

March 2008

• New Telrose Corporation Office Products Ordering Information Effective April 1, 2008 - Monday, March 31, 2008
• Telrose Corporation Joins the Penn Marketplace - Monday, March 31, 2008
• Updated: Purchasing Card Program - Monday, March 31, 2008
• Ten Things You Can Do To Go Green - Provided by Publication Services - Saturday, March 29, 2008
• Microflex Glove Discount Pricing Agreement Awarded to Fisher Scientific - Saturday, March 29, 2008
• Discount Pricing Agreement with AnaSpec Incorporated - Saturday, March 29, 2008
• Discount Pricing Agreement with Cambridge Isotope Laboratories - Saturday, March 29, 2008
• Discount Pricing Agreement with Spectrum Chemicals & Laboratory Products - Saturday, March 22, 2008
• Penn Marketplace Supplier Feedback Form - Thursday, March 20, 2008
• Discount Pricing Agreement with Sigma Aldrich - Sunday, March 16, 2008
• Discount Pricing Agreement with Varian Incorporated - Sunday, March 16, 2008
• Reminder: Purchasing Services Supplier Show on Wednesday, March 26, at Houston Hall - Hall of Flags - Sunday, March 16, 2008
• New Feature in the Penn Marketplace Effective March 17, 2008 - Thursday, March 13, 2008
• March 2008 Edition of The Bottom Line Newsletter - Saturday, March 8, 2008
• Updated: Procure-to-Pay (P2P) Enhancement Project - Saturday, March 8, 2008
• EMD Chemicals Joins the Supplier Showcase - Thursday, March 6, 2008
• Office of the Comptroller and Purchasing Services Organization & Personnel Announcement - Wednesday, March 5, 2008
• 2008 Purchasing Services Annual Supplier Show - Monday, March 3, 2008

February 2008

• Same Business Partners - New Value Added Office Products Contract - Friday, February 29, 2008
• Laboratory Furniture Discount Pricing Agreement with Celtech Incorporated - Friday, February 29, 2008
• Updated: E&I Collaborative Buying Contract Supplier Information - Friday, February 29, 2008
• Discount Pricing Agreement with Quench USA - Friday, February 29, 2008
• What's New in Publication Services - Tuesday, February 26, 2008
• Updated: Pennsylvania Sales Tax Information & Tax Code § 32.21 - Tuesday, February 26, 2008
• RecycleMania & Penn Project Update for Week 3 - Tuesday, February 26, 2008
• Higher Education Life Sciences Research Products Competitive Bidding Project - Sunday, February 24, 2008
• Dharmacon Incorporated Discount Pricing Agreement - Sunday, February 24, 2008
• Open Biosystems Promotions for February 2008 - Sunday, February 24, 2008
• Discount Pricing Agreement with HD Supply Facilities Maintenance - Monday, February 18, 2008
• HD Supply Facilities Maintenance Joins the Penn Marketplace - Monday, February 18, 2008
• BOC Gases & BOC Edwards are now Linde Inc. - Sunday, February 17, 2008
• United States Postal Service (USPS) Announces Rate Increase Effective May 12, 2008 - Wednesday, February 13, 2008
• Ryan Scientific Incorporated Joins the Penn Marketplace - Sunday, February 10, 2008
• Kamiya Biomedical Company Joins the Penn Marketplace - Sunday, February 10, 2008
• Alpha Diagnostic International Joins the Penn Marketplace - Sunday, February 10, 2008
• Neogen Corporation Joins the Penn Marketplace - Sunday, February 10, 2008

January 2008

• "How to Buy Advertising" Ordering Procedure - Thursday, January 31, 2008
• Save the Date! Purchasing Services Annual Supplier Show - Thursday, January 31, 2008
• Updated: How to Buy Environmentally Friendly Products - Thursday, January 31, 2008
• Philadelphia Airport Parking Discount Pricing Agreement with FASTTRACK - Monday, January 28, 2008
• Publication Services' Commitment to Sustainability - Monday, January 28, 2008
• Discount Pricing Agreement with PeproTech - Saturday, January 26, 2008
• Updated: Procure-to-Pay (P2P) Enhancement Project - Thursday, January 24, 2008
• Discount Pricing Agreement with Leica Microsystems - Monday, January 21, 2008
• Discount Pricing Agreement with Steris Corporation - Monday, January 21, 2008
• Discount Pricing Agreement with Lab Safety Supply - Monday, January 21, 2008
• Discount Pricing Agreement with Clontech - Monday, January 21, 2008
• PhillyCarShare and the University of Pennsylvania Launch Largest University Car Sharing Program in North America - Thursday, January 17, 2008
• RecycleMania @ Penn - Monday, January 14, 2008
• PhillyCarShare & Penn Partner for a Green Campus - Monday, January 14, 2008
• Microflex Gloves Research Products Competitive Bidding Project - Monday, January 14, 2008
• Tier 1 Manufacturer Contracting & Enablement Initiative - Sunday, January 6, 2008
• Discount Pricing Agreement with Promega Corporation - Sunday, January 6, 2008
• Promega Corporation Products Available in the Penn Marketplace - Sunday, January 6, 2008
• Discount Pricing Agreement with Cell Signaling Technology - Sunday, January 6, 2008
• Discount Pricing Agreement with Micro-Clean Incorporated - Tuesday, January 1, 2008
• Discount Pricing Agreement with EMD Chemicals Incorporated - Tuesday, January 1, 2008
• Purchasing Services FY 2008 Mid-Year Performance Update - Tuesday, January 1, 2008
• Updated: Cost Containment Project - Tuesday, January 1, 2008

December 2007

• Reminder: Purchasing Services Winter Break Schedule - Wednesday, December 19, 2007
• Discount Pricing Agreement with R&D Systems - Sunday, December 16, 2007
• Discount Pricing Agreement with National Diagnostics - Sunday, December 16, 2007
• Princeton Separations Joins the Penn Marketplace - Sunday, December 16, 2007
• Haematologic Technologies Incorporated Joins the Penn Marketplace - Sunday, December 16, 2007
• Updated: Procure-to-Pay (P2P) Performance Metrics - Tuesday, December 11, 2007
• Discount Pricing Agreement with Bio-Rad Laboratories - Sunday, December 9, 2007
• Active Motif Joins the Penn Marketplace - Sunday, December 9, 2007
• ADInstruments Joins the Penn Marketplace - Sunday, December 9, 2007
• Genesee Scientific Corporation Joins the Penn Marketplace - Sunday, December 9, 2007
• December 2007 Edition of The Bottom Line Newsletter - Thursday, December 6, 2007
• Updated: How to Select a University Approved Caterer - Monday, December 3, 2007
• Updated: Purchasing Card Commodity & Supplier Restrictions - Monday, December 3, 2007
• Updated: P2P Financial Policy #2308 - Competitive Bidding - Monday, December 3, 2007

November 2007

• Office & Technology Products Contract Extension Awarded to Office Depot - Friday, November 30, 2007
• Office Depot Expands Its Offering of Environmentally Friendly Products & Recycling Program - Friday, November 30, 2007
• Office Depot Enhances Its Penn Faculty, Staff and Student Personal Purchase Program - Friday, November 30, 2007
• Fleet Management Services Commodity Project - Friday, November 30, 2007
• Corning Life Sciences Research Products Competitive Bidding Project - Friday, November 30, 2007
• Continental Airlines Airline Travel Discount Pricing Agreement - Friday, November 30, 2007
• GE Healthcare Life Sciences Discontines Production of Products w/Short Lived Radioactive Isotopes - Thursday, November 29, 2007
• Purchasing Services 2007 Winter Break Schedule - Monday, November 26, 2007
• Stoelting Company Joins the Penn Marketplace - Wednesday, November 21, 2007
• Biotage Joins the Penn Marketplace - Wednesday, November 21, 2007
• Zymo Research Joins the Penn Marketplace - Wednesday, November 21, 2007
• Purchasing Services Earns Aberdeen Group's "2007 Performance Excellence Award" - Monday, November 19, 2007
• New England Biolabs Discount Pricing Agreement - Monday, November 19, 2007
• Copier Contract Extension Awarded to IKON Office Solutions - Monday, November 19, 2007
• Air France Airline Travel Discount Pricing Agreement - Monday, November 19, 2007
• New Feature in the Penn Marketplace Effective Monday, November 12th, 2007 - Thursday, November 8, 2007
• Unique Ordering Process for Addgene Incorporated - Thursday, November 8, 2007
• Updated: Supplier Diversity Program - Tuesday, November 6, 2007
• Property Management News for BEN Buys PO Managers & Requisitioners - Tuesday, November 6, 2007

October 2007

• Midwest Scientific Joins the Penn Marketplace - Tuesday, October 30, 2007
• Carolina Biological Joins the Penn Marketplace - Tuesday, October 30, 2007
• MP Biomedicals Joins the Penn Marketplace - Tuesday, October 30, 2007
• Discount Pricing Agreement with Tier Environmental Services - Sunday, October 28, 2007
• Fisher Scientific Supplier Show on October 31st - Tuesday, October 23, 2007
• Promotional Products Commodity Project - Monday, October 22, 2007
• Enterprise Car Rental Discount Pricing Agreement Gets Renegotiated - Monday, October 22, 2007
• Updated: Commodity Buying Responsibilities - Sunday, October 21, 2007
• Whalen's Allied Van Lines Changes Name to Whalen's Moving & Storage Company - Thursday, October 11, 2007
• Mohawk Fine Papers Incorporated Case Study: Publication Services - The Greening of the Ivy League - Thursday, October 4, 2007
• Purchasing Services FY2008 1st Quarter Performance Update - Monday, October 1, 2007
• Updated: Supplier Selection Guide - Monday, October 1, 2007
• Updated: Authorized Buying Methods - Monday, October 1, 2007

September 2007

• Overview of the Purchasing Card Process - Thursday, September 27, 2007
• Facilities Services Discount Pricing Agreement with JT Packard & Associates - Saturday, September 22, 2007
• Facilities Services Discount Pricing Agreement with MarCor Purification Services - Saturday, September 22, 2007
• Facilities Services Discount Pricing Agreement with Williard Limbach Incorporated - Saturday, September 22, 2007
• Facilities Services Discount Pricing Agreement with Siemens Water Technologies Corporation - Saturday, September 22, 2007
• MJ Research Products now Available in the Penn Marketplace from Bio-Rad Laboratories - Sunday, September 16, 2007
• Almanac: A Successful Start to the P2P Project - Friday, September 14, 2007
• Dry Ice Products Discount Pricing Agreement with Airgas Dry Ice - Friday, September 14, 2007
• Airgas Dry Ice Joins the Penn Marketplace - Friday, September 14, 2007
• New Information Technology Strategic Sourcing Manager in Purchasing Services - Thursday, September 13, 2007
• Fermentas Incorporated Joins the Penn Marketplace - Tuesday, September 11, 2007
• Molecular Biological Products Discount Pricing Agreement with Fermentas Incorporated - Tuesday, September 11, 2007
• Audiovisual Projector Bulb Discount Pricing Agreement with Total Video Products - Tuesday, September 11, 2007
• September 2007 Edition of The Bottom Line Newsletter - Tuesday, September 4, 2007
• Wharton School Branded Stationery in the Penn Marketplace for Wharton BEN Buys Users - Sunday, September 2, 2007

August 2007

• Dental Laboratory Services Discount Pricing Agreement with Muth & Mumma Dental Laboratory - Friday, August 24, 2007
• Economic Inclusion: Penn & Building Trades Council Create Apprenticeship Program to Increase Supply of Trained Craftspeople - Friday, August 24, 2007
• Cell Sciences Incorporated Products Now Available from Fisher Scientific - Saturday, August 18, 2007
• Gilson Incorporated Joins the Penn Marketplace - Saturday, August 18, 2007
• Peptides International Incorporated Joins the Penn Marketplace - Saturday, August 18, 2007
• Dental Laboratory Services Discount Pricing Agreement with Newtech Dental Laboratories - Saturday, August 18, 2007
• Update: Status of the Infectious Waste Contract with The Cardinal Group - Monday, August 13, 2007
• Research Products Discount Pricing Agreement with NuGEN Technologies Incorporated - Monday, August 13, 2007
• Supply Management: Car Rental Discount Pricing Agreement with National Car Rental - Saturday, August 11, 2007
• Supply Management: Car Sharing Program Discount Pricing Agreement with PhillyCarShare - Saturday, August 11, 2007
• AbD Serotec Research Reagent Discount Pricing Agreement - Saturday, August 11, 2007
• Business Alignment Benchmarking Survey - Sunday, August 5, 2007
• Facilities Services Discount Pricing Agreement with Johnson Controls - Sunday, August 5, 2007
• Facilities Services Discount Pricing Agreement with Dick Engineering - Sunday, August 5, 2007
• Business Analysis Contract with Orion Development - Sunday, August 5, 2007

July 2007

• Office Depot Customer Appreciation Coupon for Faculty & Staff - Tuesday, July 31, 2007
• Sigma Aldrich RNAI Research Partnership Discount Pricing Agreement - Sunday, July 29, 2007
• Supply Management: Express Mail Commodity Enhancement Project - Sunday, July 29, 2007
• Temporary Staffing Services Discount Pricing Agreement with Unique Advantage - Sunday, July 29, 2007
• New Features in the Penn Marketplace Effective July 30, 2007 - Tuesday, July 24, 2007
• Haworth Office Furniture Discount Pricing Agreement with Covington Office Products - Saturday, July 21, 2007
• Armored Car & Value Transfer Stations Services Discount Pricing Agreement with AT Systems Atlantic Incorporated - Saturday, July 21, 2007
• Updated: Specialty Underwriters Equipment Maintenance Cost Containment Program - Sunday, July 15, 2007
• Dental Laboratory Services Discount Pricing Agreement with Hackman Dental Labs - Sunday, July 15, 2007
• Dental Laboratory Services Discount Pricing Agreement with Collins Ceramic Dental Laboratory - Sunday, July 15, 2007
• Research Reagent Discount Pricing Agreement with Open Biosystems Incorporated - Thursday, July 12, 2007
• Updated: Purchasing Card "Using the PaymentNet Application FAQ #12" - Monday, July 9, 2007
• Supply Management: New Travel & Entertainment Service Enhancement Project - Monday, July 9, 2007
• New Supply Management Website - Monday, July 9, 2007
• New EDI Supplier Icon in the Penn Marketplace - Monday, July 2, 2007

June 2007

• FY2007 Year End Performance Update - Saturday, June 30, 2007
• Penn Mail Services Joins Purchasing Services Effective July 1, 2007 - Friday, June 29, 2007
• Staff Changes in Purchasing Services Effective July 2, 2007 - Wednesday, June 27, 2007
• Summary Report and Recommendations from the Publication Services Customer Advisory Committee - Monday, June 25, 2007
• June 2007 Edition of The Bottom Line Newsletter Released - Wednesday, June 13, 2007
• Updated: University Financial Policy #2303 - Use of a Purchasing Card - Wednesday, June 13, 2007
• Purchasing Card & PaymentNet Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - Monday, June 11, 2007
• Maximum Graphics Penn Branded Stationery Contract Supplier Joins the Penn Marketplace - Monday, June 4, 2007
• Updated Purchasing Card & PaymentNet Project Information - Monday, June 4, 2007
• New Procure-to-Pay (P2P) User Guide Website - Monday, June 4, 2007
• Updated Procure-to-Pay (P2P) User Training Information - Monday, June 4, 2007

May 2007

• Maximum Graphics Becomes the Penn Branded Stationery Contract Supplier in the Penn Marketplace - Tuesday, May 22, 2007
• Procure-to-Pay (P2P): Making it Easier to Conduct Purchasing at Penn - Tuesday, May 22, 2007
• PaymentNet: A New Way to Manage Purchasing Card Activity - Tuesday, May 22, 2007
• Find Out How to Buy Ethyl Alcohol - Monday, May 21, 2007
• BEN Buys Requisitioner & PO Manager Roles and Responsibilities - Sunday, May 20, 2007
• Updated: Supplier Diversity Program Website - Sunday, May 13, 2007
• Sole Source Discount Pricing Agreement for University Branded Stationery with Maximum Grahpics Corporation - Tuesday, May 1, 2007
• Fiscal Year 2007 Closing Instructions - Tuesday, May 1, 2007
• Government Procurement Magazine: Diversity Spending Pays Back in Dollars and Sense - Tuesday, May 1, 2007

April 2007

• Purchasing Services Earns the National Association of Educational Procurement (NAEP) "2006 Award for Excellence in Procurement" - Monday, April 30, 2007
• Animal Specialties & Provisions Discount Pricing Contract Extension - Wednesday, April 25, 2007
• Denville Scientific Products Discount Pricing Agreement for Laboratory Products - Wednesday, April 25, 2007
• Sole Source Faculty and Staff Relocation Services Contract with Whalens Allied Van Lines - Monday, April 23, 2007
• Turning Technologies Audience Response & Conference Services Discount Pricing Agreement - Monday, April 16, 2007
• RoData Incorporated Audiovisual & Conferencing Products Discount Pricing Agreement - Monday, April 16, 2007
• Tech Depot Technology Products Discount Pricing Agreement - Monday, April 16, 2007
• FY2007: Purchasing Services 3rd Quarter Performance Update - Monday, April 9, 2007
• Case Study: Penn and Office Depot - A Relationship That Works - Monday, April 9, 2007

March 2007

• Selecting an Approved Supplier - Friday, March 30, 2007
• Cost Savings Opportunities - Friday, March 30, 2007
• Unauthorized Purchases - Friday, March 30, 2007
• Updated Purchasing Services Purchase Order & Contract Approval Procedures - Friday, March 30, 2007
• Coming Soon: PaymentNet Online Purchasing Card Management System - Tuesday, March 20, 2007
• PaymentNet Hardware and Software Requirements - Tuesday, March 20, 2007
• PaymentNet: A New Way to Manage Purchasing Card Activity - Tuesday, March 20, 2007
• New Features in the Penn Marketplace Effective March 19, 2007 - Monday, March 19, 2007
• Updated: Purchasing Card Commodity & Supplier Restrictions - Monday, March 19, 2007
• Updated: Sustainable Purchasing - Sunday, March 11, 2007
• Public Safety Wireless Mesh Network Competitive Bidding Project - Sunday, March 11, 2007
• Facilities Services Discount Pricing Agreement with the Brickman Group - Sunday, March 11, 2007
• March 2007 Edition of The Bottom Line Newsletter Released - Sunday, March 11, 2007
• Infectious Waste Disposal Contract with The Cardinal Group - Thursday, March 1, 2007
• Recycled Office Products Available from Office Depot - Thursday, March 1, 2007
• Recycled Copier Paper Available from Alpha Office Supplies - Thursday, March 1, 2007

February 2007

• Save the Date! The Penn Marketplace Supplier Trade Show will be Held April 4, 2007 at Bodek Lounge in Houston Hall - Tuesday, February 27, 2007
• Carlick Imaging Discount Pricing Agreement for Photography and Audiovisual Products - Monday, February 26, 2007
• Contract Extension for BD Discovery Labware Products Available through BD Biosciences - Monday, February 26, 2007
• Innovators Circle - Monday, February 26, 2007
• Updated: "About the Purchase Order" Business Requirements & Responsibilities - Thursday, February 22, 2007
• SSI Hub City Joins the Supplier Showcase - Thursday, February 22, 2007
• Updated: P2P Enhancement Project - Thursday, February 22, 2007
• Pierce Biotechnology Discount Pricing Now Available from Fisher Scientific - Thursday, February 15, 2007
• ABgene Discount Pricing Available from Fisher Scientific - Thursday, February 15, 2007
• Cell Sciences Incorporated Joins the Penn Marketplace - Monday, February 12, 2007
• MBL International Corporation Joins the Penn Marketplace - Monday, February 12, 2007
• Boston BioChem Incorporated Joins the Penn Marketplace - Monday, February 12, 2007
• OriGene Technologies Incorporated Joins the Penn Marketplace - Monday, February 12, 2007

January 2007

• Publication Services Customer Advisory Committee - Wednesday, January 31, 2007
• Atlantic Coast Communications Discount Pricing Agreement for Telecommunication Cabling and Wiring Services - Wednesday, January 31, 2007
• Information Systems & Computing (ISC) Advises "Wait and See" for Microsoft Windows Vista - Tuesday, January 30, 2007
• Drivesavers Incorporated Discount Pricing Agreement for Data Recovery Services - Saturday, January 27, 2007
• Updated Purchasing Credit Card Cardholder Application Form - Monday, January 15, 2007
• InfoGuard Incorporated Discount Pricing Agreement for Document Shredding Services - Monday, January 15, 2007
• Updated: Corning Supplier Showcase Products and Promotions - Monday, January 15, 2007
• Updated: Advanced Audio Visual Sales Supplier Showcase Products and Promotions - Monday, January 15, 2007
• GovConnection Faculty, Staff & Student Personal Purchase Program - Monday, January 8, 2007
• Advanced Audio Visual Sales Joins the Penn Marketplace - Monday, January 8, 2007
• BioVision Incorporated Joins the Penn Marketplace - Monday, January 8, 2007
• FY2007: Purchasing Services Mid-Year Performance Update - Monday, January 1, 2007

December 2006

• GovConnection Discount Pricing Agreement for Computer Equipment & Supplies - Tuesday, December 26, 2006
• Cintas Uniform Services Contract for Facilities & Real Estate Services - Tuesday, December 26, 2006
• December 2006 Edition of The Bottom Line Newsletter Released - Tuesday, December 26, 2006
• Santa Cruz Biotechnology Joins the Penn Marketplace - Monday, December 18, 2006
• Enzo Life Sciences Joins the Penn Marketplace - Monday, December 18, 2006
• Imgenex Corporation Joins the Penn Marketplace - Monday, December 18, 2006
• Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press Joins the Penn Marketplace - Monday, December 18, 2006
• Purchasing Services 2006 Winter Break Schedule - Thursday, December 7, 2006
• Office Depot 2006 Holiday Discount Coupon - Sunday, December 3, 2006
• Wharton Executive Education Content Management System Competitive Bidding Project - Sunday, December 3, 2006
• Renegotiated Discount Pricing Agreement for Document Shredding Equipment - Sunday, December 3, 2006
• Renegotiated Total Video Products Discount Pricing Agreement - Sunday, December 3, 2006
• Renegotiated CDW Government Discount Pricing Agreement - Sunday, December 3, 2006

November 2006

• New Product Promotions from Invitrogen - Sunday, November 26, 2006
• Matrix Technologies Corporation Joins the Penn Marketplace - Sunday, November 26, 2006
• Fitzgerald Industries International Joins the Penn Marketplace - Sunday, November 26, 2006
• Rockland Immunochemicals Incorporated Joins the Penn Marketplace - Sunday, November 26, 2006
• Advanced AV Joins the Supplier Showcase - Sunday, November 19, 2006
• New University Credit Reference Information - Sunday, November 19, 2006
• AMI Imaging LLC Discount Pricing Agreement for Document Scanning Equipment & Services - Sunday, November 19, 2006
• Biacore Incorporated Joins the Penn Marketplace - Sunday, November 19, 2006
• New Feature in the Penn Marketplace Effective November 13, 2006 - Saturday, November 11, 2006
• Tiger Corporate Direct Discount Pricing Agreement for PC & Laptop Components - Sunday, November 5, 2006
• Charrette Joins the Penn Marketplace - Sunday, November 5, 2006
• Updated Information on the Equipment Maintenance Cost Containment Program - Wednesday, November 1, 2006
• FedEx Kinkos Joins the Personal Purchase Program - Wednesday, November 1, 2006

October 2006

• FedEx Kinkos Joins the Supplier Showcase - Saturday, October 28, 2006
• Request for Proposal for University Stationery - Saturday, October 28, 2006
• Request for Proposal for Collection & Disposal of Infectious Waste - Saturday, October 28, 2006
• Updated: Supplier Diversity Program - Tuesday, October 24, 2006
• Acme Microsystems Discount Pricing Agreement - Tuesday, October 24, 2006
• SSI Hub City Discount Pricing Agreement - Tuesday, October 24, 2006
• Updated: Fisher Scientific Penn Marketplace Punchout Supplier User Guide - Tuesday, October 24, 2006
• Enhanced Fisher Scientific Penn Marketplace Ordering Site - Thursday, October 19, 2006
• B&H Photo Penn Marketplace Punchout Supplier User Guide - Thursday, October 19, 2006
• B&H Photo Joins the Penn Marketplace - Thursday, October 19, 2006
• 2006 Employee Resource Fair: 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM on Monday, October 23rd - Thursday, October 19, 2006
• GeneMed Synthesis Incorporated Joins the Penn Marketplace - Thursday, October 12, 2006
• Immuno-Biological Laboratories Incorporated Joins the Penn Marketplace - Thursday, October 12, 2006
• Bethyl Laboratories Incorporated Joins the Penn Marketplace - Thursday, October 12, 2006
• Remel LLP Joins the Penn Marketplace - Thursday, October 12, 2006
• New Publication Services Web Site - Monday, October 9, 2006
• Crucial Technology Discount Pricing Agreement for Computer Related Accessories - Saturday, October 7, 2006
• Cenero Discount Pricing Agreement for Audiovisual Equipment & Supplies - Saturday, October 7, 2006
• Updated: Specialty Underwriters Equipment Maintenance Program - Saturday, October 7, 2006
• FY2007: 1st Quarter Performance Update - Monday, October 2, 2006
• Update: Penn / Invitrogen Strategic Partnership - Monday, October 2, 2006
• Invitrogen Technical Seminar: Tools for High Efficiency Expression Profiling: Real-time Quantitative PCR & RT-PCR - Monday, October 2, 2006

September 2006

• IBM/Lenovo Battery Recall - Thursday, September 28, 2006
• Northeast Regional RFP for Ultra Low Freezers, Accessories, Related Products and Services - Wednesday, September 27, 2006
• Northeast Regional RFP for Microscopes, Cameras, Software, Accessories, Related Products & Services - Wednesday, September 27, 2006
• Principles of Responsible Conduct - Tuesday, September 26, 2006
• Third Party Purchasing Program with Invitrogen - Tuesday, September 26, 2006
• Advanced AV Discount Pricing Agreement for Audiovisual Products and Services - Sunday, September 24, 2006
• Arraya Solutions Discount Pricing Agreement for IBM Servers and Blades - Sunday, September 24, 2006
• Graybar Discount Pricing Agreement for Telecommunication, Electronic and Electrical Equipment - Sunday, September 17, 2006
• IBM Discount Pricing Agreement for Intel and AMD Processor Servers - Sunday, September 17, 2006
• Updated: Purchasing Services Final Purchase Order Approval Procedures - Sunday, September 17, 2006
• Beckman Coulter Discount Pricing Agreement - Monday, September 11, 2006
• Updated: Faculty & Staff Buyers Guide - Monday, September 11, 2006
• September 2006 Edition of The Bottom Line Newsletter Released - Sunday, September 10, 2006
• Updated: Third Party Purchasing Program with Fisher Scientific - Sunday, September 10, 2006
• Dell Joins the Supplier Showcase Product Promotions Program - Sunday, September 3, 2006
• Carlick Imaging Joins the Supplier Showcase Product Promotions Program - Sunday, September 3, 2006

August 2006

• New Office Depot Faculty, Staff & Student Personal Purchase Program - Wednesday, August 30, 2006
• New Dental Laboratory Services Contract with Collins Ceramic Dental Laboratory Incorporated - Wednesday, August 30, 2006
• Expanded Williard Limbach Contract for Facilities Services - Wednesday, August 30, 2006
• Expanded Ransome Engine Contract for Facilities Services - Wednesday, August 30, 2006
• Apple Battery Recall - Sunday, August 27, 2006
• New Laurab Incorporated Contract for Facilities Services - Sunday, August 27, 2006
• New Contract for Facilities Services with GE Water & Process Technologies - Sunday, August 27, 2006
• Ritz Camera Centers Discount Pricing Agreement for Photographic Equipment & Supplies - Thursday, August 24, 2006
• Updated Bottled Water Buying Options for Crystal Springs - Sunday, August 20, 2006
• Update: New Purchasing Card Management Software Program - Thursday, August 17, 2006
• August 2006 Dell Battery Recall - Tuesday, August 15, 2006
• Knoll Office Furniture Discount Pricing Agreement with Advanced Office Environments - Monday, August 14, 2006
• Update: New Air Travel Security Measures - Monday, August 14, 2006
• Updated Purchasing Services Purchase Order >$5000 Approval Procedures - Saturday, August 5, 2006
• Updated Purchase Order Supplier Payment Terms - Saturday, August 5, 2006

July 2006

• Braintree Scientific Joins the Penn Marketplace - Monday, July 31, 2006
• Request for Proposal for New Procure-to-Pay eInvoicing & ePayment Solution - Monday, July 31, 2006
• New Features in the Penn Marketplace Effective July 31, 2006 - Thursday, July 27, 2006
• B&H Photo Discount Pricing Agreement for Photographic & Video Products - Sunday, July 23, 2006
• Charrette Discount Pricing Agreement for Printers, Printer Supplies & Media - Sunday, July 23, 2006
• Optical Apparatus Joins the Penn Marketplace - Sunday, July 23, 2006
• Reminder: Beware of Supplier Scams - Sunday, July 23, 2006
• DLT Solutions Incorporated Joins the Penn Marketplace - Friday, July 14, 2006
• University Stationery Commodity Project - Thursday, July 13, 2006
• Buying Resources Information - Thursday, July 13, 2006
• Red Hat Software, Peripherals, & Services Discount Pricing Agreement with DLT Solutions - Thursday, July 13, 2006
• Donald Sokalczuk Joins Creative Communications - Sunday, July 9, 2006
• New Diversity Supplier Development Program - Sunday, July 9, 2006
• Updated Supplier Diversity Program Web Site - Sunday, July 9, 2006
• FY2006: Year End Performance Update - Sunday, July 9, 2006
• Press Release: Creative Communications Joins Purchasing Services - Sunday, July 9, 2006
• Creative Communications Joins the Purchasing Services Organization - Monday, July 3, 2006
• Reminder: Use of a University Purchase Order - Monday, July 3, 2006
• Updated: Faculty & Staff Buyers Guide - Monday, July 3, 2006

June 2006

• Sigma Genosys Punchout Supplier Guide - Tuesday, June 27, 2006
• Updated: Supplier Diversity Program - Tuesday, June 27, 2006
• Updated: Local Community Business Program - Wednesday, June 21, 2006
• Updated: Economic Inclusion Program - Wednesday, June 21, 2006
• Taylor Technology Incorporated Joins the Penn Marketplace - Wednesday, June 14, 2006
• Visual Sound Incorporated Joins the Penn Marketplace - Wednesday, June 14, 2006
• Visual Sound Incorporated Discount Pricing Agreement - Wednesday, June 14, 2006
• Lenovo Joins the Supplier Showcase - Tuesday, June 6, 2006
• Graybar Joins the Supplier Showcase - Tuesday, June 6, 2006
• CDW Government Joins the Supplier Showcase - Tuesday, June 6, 2006
• June 2006 Edition of The Bottom Line Newsletter Released - Friday, June 2, 2006

May 2006

• GeneTex Incorporated Joins the Penn Marketplace - Wednesday, May 31, 2006
• Abcam Incorporated Joins the Penn Marketplace - Friday, May 26, 2006
• Center for Technology Transfer Database Replacement Project - Tuesday, May 23, 2006
• Updated: Supplier Telemarketing Scam Information - Tuesday, May 23, 2006
• EMSCO Scientific Supplier Trade Show on May 24, 2006 - Sunday, May 21, 2006
• New "Active Cart" Look in the Penn Marketplace Effective May 22, 2006 - Thursday, May 18, 2006
• GovConnection Penn Marketplace Supplier Punchout Supplier User Guide - Monday, May 15, 2006
• New Newark InOne Discount Pricing Agreement - Saturday, May 13, 2006
• Updated: Office Depot Supplier Showcase Products & Promotions Site - Wednesday, May 3, 2006
• Penn's Statewide Economic Impact is $9.6 Billion a Year - Monday, May 1, 2006
• Penn Triples Wind Power Purchase - Monday, May 1, 2006

April 2006

• Excel Document Solutions Joins the Penn Marketplace - Thursday, April 27, 2006
• Club Colors Penn Marketplace Punchout User Guide - Wednesday, April 26, 2006
• Grainger Penn Marketplace Punchout User Guide - Wednesday, April 26, 2006
• FY2006: 3rd Quarter Performance Update - Sunday, April 23, 2006
• Gemini Bio-Products Joins the Penn Marketplace - Wednesday, April 19, 2006
• Biological Product & Chemical Discount Pricing Agreement with Gemini Bio-Products - Wednesday, April 19, 2006
• Final Enterprise Monitoring Technology Project Update - Saturday, April 15, 2006
• Dell Penn Marketplace Punchout Site User Guide - Saturday, April 15, 2006
• Newark InOne Penn Marketplace Punchout Site User Guide - Saturday, April 15, 2006
• Quick Print Copy Service Discount Pricing Agreement with Campus Copy Center - Sunday, April 9, 2006
• BioSource International Products now Available from Invitrogen - Sunday, April 9, 2006
• Serotec Joins the Penn Marketplace - Sunday, April 9, 2006
• Research Reagent Discount Pricing Agreement with Serotec - Sunday, April 9, 2006
• Procure-to-Pay (P2P) Enhancement Project - Wednesday, April 5, 2006
• Updated: Spend Analysis Initiative - Wednesday, April 5, 2006
• BioLegend Joins the Penn Marketplace - Saturday, April 1, 2006
• Antibody Products Discount Pricing Agreement with BioLegend - Saturday, April 1, 2006

March 2006

• Antibody Products and Services Discount Pricing Agreement with Covance Research Products - Wednesday, March 29, 2006
• Audiovisual and High-End Graphic Output Equipment & Supplies Discount Pricing Agreement with Taylor Technology - Tuesday, March 28, 2006
• Laser Supply Joins the Supplier Showcase - Tuesday, March 28, 2006
• Crucial Technology Penn Marketplace Punchout Supplier User Guide - Sunday, March 26, 2006
• New Features in the Penn Marketplace Effective March 20, 2006 - Thursday, March 16, 2006
• Allied Data Supplies & Services Joins the Penn Marketplace - Tuesday, March 14, 2006
• Computer & Imaging Supplies Discount Pricing Agreement with Allied Data Supplies & Services - Tuesday, March 14, 2006
• Gentra Systems Products Available From Fisher Scientific in the Penn Marketplace - Monday, March 6, 2006
• Mirus Bio Corporation Products Available in the Penn Marketplace - Monday, March 6, 2006
• Updated: Parmetech Supplier Showcase Product Promotions - Monday, March 6, 2006
• March 2006 Issue of The Bottom Line Newsletter Released - Thursday, March 2, 2006
• New Procure-to-Pay Process Improvement Announcement - Wednesday, March 1, 2006

February 2006

• New Fisher Scientific Supplier Show - Tuesday, February 28, 2006
• New Hotel and Meeting Space Demand Survey - Tuesday, February 28, 2006
• Update #3: Audiovisual & Classroom Technology Competitive Bidding Focus Group - Monday, February 27, 2006
• Enterprise Monitoring Technology Competitive Bidding Project - Monday, February 27, 2006
• New Fisher Hamilton Lab Furniture Discount Pricing Agreement through Thoma Incorporated - Sunday, February 19, 2006
• New IKON Office Solutions Discount Pricing for Canon Copier Products - Friday, February 17, 2006
• Caltag Laboratories Products now Available from Invitrogen - Thursday, February 16, 2006
• New Equipment Maintenance Cost Containment Program - Friday, February 10, 2006
• Changes to the Dell Account Team - Monday, February 6, 2006
• Update #2: Audiovisual Equipment Commodity Project - Sunday, February 5, 2006

January 2006

• New Invitrogen Strategic Preferred Contract Supplier Discount Pricing Agreement - Monday, January 30, 2006
• Updated: The "Supplier Showcase" Supplier Product Promotions Site - Monday, January 30, 2006
• The Greentree Gazette: eProcurement at Penn Article - Monday, January 23, 2006
• Office Depot Customer Appreciation Offer - Monday, January 23, 2006
• Invitation for Next Office Depot Customer Advisory Board (CAB) Meeting - Sunday, January 22, 2006
• New United Technologies/Otis Elevator Campus-wide Elevator Maintenance Contract - Sunday, January 22, 2006
• Project Update: Fleet Fuel Commodity Project - Sunday, January 22, 2006
• Update: Audiovisual Equipment Commodity Project - Thursday, January 12, 2006
• Update: Capital Construction Projects - Thursday, January 12, 2006
• Kendro Laboratory Products is Now Thermo Electron Corporation - Thursday, January 5, 2006
• Storage Area Network Systems (SANS) Commodity Project has been Completed with Award to Logicalis - Wendesday, January 4, 2006
• Penn Earns the Aberdeen Group's "Best Practices in eProcurement" Award - Tuesday, January 3, 2006
• New Document Shredding Equipment Discount Pricing Agreement - Tuesday, January 3, 2006
• FY2006: Mid-Year Performance Update - Tuesday, January 3, 2006

December 2005

• Reminder: Purchasing Services Winter Break Coverage - Friday, December 23, 2005
• Butler Animal Health Supply Joins the Penn Marketplace - Friday, December 23, 2005
• Updated: BEN Financials Commodity Matrix - Friday, December 23, 2005
• New CDW Government Discount Pricing Agreement - Thursday, December 22, 2005
• New Event Planning Commodity Project - Tuesday, December 20, 2005
• Purchasing Card December Schedule - Tuesday, December 20, 2005
• Dynal Biotech Products now Available from Invitrogen - Saturday, December 17, 2005
• New Total Video Products Discount Pricing in the Penn Marketplace - Saturday, December 17, 2005
• Updated: Office Depot Holiday Customer Appreciation Offer - Monday, December 5, 2005
• December 2005 Issue of The Bottom Line Newsletter Released - Monday, December 5, 2005
• Summary of the 2005 Fisher Scientific Customer Satisfaction Survey Results - Thursday, December 1, 2005

November 2005

• Purchasing Services 2005 Winter Break Coverage - Tuesday, November 29, 2005
• New Butler Animal Health Supply Discount Pricing Agreement - Tuesday, November 29, 2005
• Office Depot Holiday Customer Appreciation Offer - Monday, November 28, 2005
• Updated: Alpha Office Supplier Contract Supplier Profile - Monday, November 28, 2005
• Update: Office Depot Customer Advisory Board (CAB) Meeting Information - Tuesday, November 22, 2005
• Update: Xerox Brand Copier Paper from Alpha Office Supplies - Tuesday, November 22, 2005
• New Parmetech Corporation Discount Pricing Agreement for Computer Products & Services - Sunday, November 20, 2005
• Storage Area Network Systems (SANS) Competitive Bidding Project - Sunday, November 13, 2005
• New Features in the Penn Marketplace Effective November 14, 2005 - Thursday, November 10, 2005
• New Laser Supply Discount Pricing for Printers, Supplies and Services - Thursday, November 10, 2005
• Reminder: Campus Development Planning Committee Town Hall Meetings on November 14, 2005 - Wednesday, November 9, 2005
• New Life Science Product Discount Pricing Agreement with AnaSpec Incorporated - Wednesday, November 9, 2005
• Penn Marketplace Research Supplier Contracting Initiative - Sunday, November 6, 2005
• Change to BEN Buys Functionality Effective November 7, 2005 - Sunday, November 6, 2005
• Campus Development Planning Committee Town Hall Meetings on November 7 & 14, 2005 - Thursday, November 3, 2005
• Parmetech Joins the Supplier Showcase Products & Promotions Program - Thursday, November 3, 2005
• New Audiovisual Equipment Competitive Bidding Focus Group - Tuesday, November 1, 2005

October 2005

• New Commodity Project: Competitive Bidding Event for Express Mail Services - Monday, October 31, 2005
• New Commodity Project: Competitive Bidding Event for Fleet Fuel Program - Monday, October 31, 2005
• New Commodity Project: Competitive Bidding Event for Charter Bus Service in Partnership with Drexel University - Monday, October 31, 2005
• Office Depot Customer Advisory Board (CAB) - Sunday, October 30, 2005
• New Research Commodity Strategic Sourcing Manager - Thursday, October 27, 2005
• New Staff Buying Responsibilities - Thursday, October 27, 2005
• Lower Prices for Stratagene Products in the Penn Marketplace - Thursday, October 27, 2005
• Update: Internal Service Providers - Tuesday, October 25, 2005
• New eBusiness Project Coordinator - Thursday, October 19, 2005
• New Infectious Waste/Sharps Removal Competitive Bidding Focus Group with EHRS - Tuesday, October 18, 2005
• Update: New Fisher Scientific Supplier Showcase Product Promotions - Monday, October 17, 2005
• Update: Preferred Car Rental Supplier Information - Monday, October 17, 2005
• BD Biosciences Products Available in the Penn Marketplace - Sunday, October 16, 2005
• Zymed Laboratories Products Available in the Penn Marketplace - Sunday, October 16, 2005
• Updated: Purchasing Forms & Documents - Wednesday, October 12, 2005
• FY2006: 1st Quarter Performance Update - Wednesday, October 5, 2005
• BD Biosciences Clontech is Now Clontech, a Takara Bio Company - Monday, October 3, 2005
• Biosource International Joins the Supplier Showcase Product Promotions Program - Sunday, October 2, 2005
• Updated: Office Depot Supplier Showcase Product Promotions Site - Sunday, October 2, 2005

September 2005

• Anaspec Incorporated Joins the Penn Marketplace - Wednesday, September 28, 2005
• New Fisher Scientific Customer Satisfaction Survey - Wednesday, September 28, 2005
• GovConnection Joins the Supplier Showcase Product Promotions Site - Wednesday, September 28, 2005
• New Technology Commodity Strategic Sourcing Manager - Tuesday, September 20, 2005
• Pierce Biotechnology Joins the Penn Marketplace - Tuesday, September 20, 2005
• Dell is New Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Supplier - Sunday, September 11, 2005
• Upchurch Scientific Joins the Penn Marketplace - Sunday, September 11, 2005
• Buying Tip: How to Avoid Supplier Telemarketing Scams - Monday, September 5, 2005
• Verizon Wireless Now Offers Discounted Cellular Phone Service - Monday, September 5, 2005

August 2005

• New Office Depot Contract Pricing Agreement - Tuesday, August 30, 2005
• Update: Supplier Showcase New Product Introductions & Promotions - Tuesday, August 30, 2005
• September 2005 Issue of The Bottom Line Newsletter Released - Tuesday, August 30, 2005
• New BioSource International Discount Pricing Agreement - Tuesday, August 30, 2005
• New Enterprise Car Rental Discount Pricing Agreement - Monday, August 29, 2005
• VivaScience Products Available from EMSCO in the Penn Marketplace - Tuesday, August 23, 2005
• New Product Promotions Available in the Fisher Scientific Supplier Showcase - Sunday, August 21, 2005
• New World Precision Instruments Discount Pricing Agreement - Thursday, August 18, 2005
• World Precision Instruments Joins the Penn Marketplace - Thursday, August 18, 2005
• Dynal Biotech Joins the Penn Marketplace - Wednesday, August 17, 2005
• Covance Research Products Joins the Penn Marketplace - Wednesday, August 17, 2005
• New Johnson Controls Facilities Services Contract - Wednesday, August 10, 2005
• Buying Tip: How to Select a University Approved Caterer - Sunday, August 7, 2005

July 2005

• New Features in the Penn Marketplace Effective August 1, 2005 - Wednesday, July 27, 2005
• Hewlett Packard Joins the Penn Marketplace - Wednesday, July 27, 2005
• InvivoGen Joins the Penn Marketplace - Wednesday, July 20, 2005
• How to Buy Office & Laboratory Furniture - Wednesday, July 20, 2005
• Upcoming Penn Marketplace Enhancements - Monday, July 18, 2005
• New 2005/2006 Office Depot Office Products Catalog - Monday, July 18, 2005
• New Dental Lab Services Contract Awarded to Stoneybrook Noble Gold - Sunday, July 10, 2005
• New Digital Intelligence Systems (DISYS) Pricing in the Penn Marketplace - Thursday, July 7, 2005
• Assay Designs Joins the Penn Marketplace - Wednesday, July 6, 2005
• American Lab Products Joins the Penn Marketplace - Wednesday, July 6, 2005

June 2005

• New eProcurement Article in Campus Technology Magazine - Thursday, June 30, 2005
• Covington Office Products Awarded Furniture Package for Skirkanich Hall - Tuesday, June 28, 2005
• Research Services Newsletter - June 2005 - Monday, June 20, 2005
• Updated: Supplier Diversity Program Web Site - Thursday, June 16, 2005
• Accounts Payable Announces New Process for Acquiring Tokens & Money Orders - Monday, June 13, 2005
• Lenovo Joins the Penn Marketplace - Sunday, June 12, 2005
• Penn Strikes Innovative Partnership with Lenovo - Sunday, June 12, 2005
• Updated List of Penn Marketplace Participating Suppliers - Monday, June 6, 2005
• June 2005 Issue of The Bottom Line Newsletter Released - Thursday, June 2, 2005

May 2005

• Penn Approved Cellular Phone Service Suppliers - Tuesday, May 31, 2005
• New Supplier Promotions & Product Information - Tuesday, May 31, 2005
• American Bioanalytical Joins the Penn Marketplace - Thursday, May 26, 2005
• New Airgas East Incorporated Gas Cylinder Discount Pricing Agreement - Wednesday, May 25, 2005
• Update: Change to Office Depot Content in the Penn Marketplace - Tuesday, May 24, 2005
• FedEx Kinko's to Consolidate University Account Numbers - Monday, May 23, 2005
• New Amersham Biosciences Discount Pricing Agreement - Friday, May 20, 2005
• Group Purchasing Presentation at 2005 NAEP National Meeting - Friday, May 20, 2005
• New Features in the Penn Marketplace Effective Monday, May 16, 2005 - Thursday, May 12, 2005
• FY 2005 Closing Instructions - Sunday, May 8, 2005
• New Newark InOne Discount Pricing Agreement - Thursday, May 5, 2005
• Updated Competitive Bidding Guidelines - Thursday, May 5, 2005

April 2005

• New ISC BioExpress Microflex Glove Discount Pricing Agreement - Sunday, April 24, 2005
• Updated Forms, Documents, and Online Request Information - Sunday, April 24, 2005
• New DHL Express Mail & Freight Services Discount Pricing Agreement - Monday, April 18, 2005
• New BioResearch Product Fair on May 12, 2005 - Sunday, April 17, 2005
• Strem Chemicals Incorporated Joins the Penn Marketplace - Sunday, April 17, 2005
• Advanced Chemtech Incorporated Joins the Penn Marketplace - Sunday, April 17, 2005
• New Hewlett Packard Discount Pricing Agreement - Thursday, April 7, 2005
• Results of the 2005 Purchasing Services Customer Satisfaction Survey - Thursday, April 7, 2005
• Minority Business Entrepreneur Magazine Article on Supplier Diversity Opportunities - Wednesday, April 6, 2005
• eProcurement Article in University Business Magazine - Wednesday, April 6, 2005

March 2005

• Reminder: Fisher Scientific Supplier Show on April 1, 2005 - Tuesday, March 29, 2005
• Reminder: New Fisher Scientific Punchout Order Site on April 4, 2005 - Tuesday, March 29, 2005
• New GovConnection Discount Pricing Agreement - Tuesday, March 29, 2005
• New Fisher Scientific Punchout Supplier User Guide - Tuesday, March 29, 2005
• Purchasing Services Recognized for Socially Responsible Purchasing - Saturday, March 26, 2005
• 2005 Models of Excellence Award - Saturday, March 26, 2005
• March Edition of the Office of Research Services Newsletter - Saturday, March 26, 2005
• Amresco Incorporated Joins the Penn Marketplace - Tuesday, March 22, 2005
• Enhanced Supplier Showcase - Tuesday, March 22, 2005
• Quantum Dot Corporation Joins the Penn Marketplace - Monday, March 21, 2005
• Genome Explorations Joins the Penn Marketplace - Monday, March 21, 2005
• Varian Incorporated Joins the Penn Marketplace - Thursday, March 17, 2005
• Reminder: New Office Depot Punchout Ordering Site Effective March 21, 2005 - Thursday, March 17, 2005
• Four New Dental Laboratory Services Contracts - Sunday, March 13, 2005
• New American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) Contract Pricing - Wednesday, March 9, 2005
• New Office Depot Punchout Supplier User Guide - Wednesday, March 9, 2005
• March 2005 Issue of The Bottom Line Newsletter Released - Thursday, March 3, 2005

February 2005

• New BEN Financials Upgrade Transition Document - Monday, February 28, 2005
• Enhancement to Fisher Scientific Ordering Process in April 2005 - Monday, February 28, 2005
• Purchasing Services Supports Wharton West Program Requirements - Monday, February 28, 2005
• New Office Depot "Lunch & Learn" Sessions - Monday, February 28, 2005
• New Fisher Scientific Research Supplier Show on April 1, 2005 - Monday, February 28, 2005
• New ISC BioExpress Discount Pricing - Monday, February 28, 2005
• New Office Depot Ordering Process Effective March 21, 2005 - Saturday, February 26, 2005
• New FedEx Kinko's Quick Print & Document Services Agreement - Saturday, February 26, 2005
• Purchasing Services 2005 Customer Satisfaction Survey - Wednesday, February 23, 2005
• New Steelcase Office Furniture Site in the Penn Marketplace - Tuesday, February 22, 2005
• New Confidentiality Language for Penn Supplier Agreements - Monday, February 21, 2005
• Purchasing Services to Co-Host Upcoming NAEP "Reverse Auction for Higher Education" Webinar - Monday, February 21, 2005
• New Features in the Penn Marketplace Effective February 21, 2005 - Wednesday, February 16, 2005

January 2005

• Corning Life Sciences Announcement Regarding Corning, Costar & PYREX Branded Products - Saturday, January 29, 2005
• Penn Marketplace Utilization Statistics for 2004 - Tuesday, January 25, 2005
• New Applied Biosystems Discount Pricing Agreement - Saturday, January 22, 2005
• Purchasing Services Announces New Staff Promotions - Tuesday, January 18, 2005
• Dharmacon Incorporated Joins the Penn Marketplace - Tuesday, January 18, 2005
• Info Coffee Service Joins the Penn Marketplace - Friday, January 14, 2005
• Springfield Beverage Distributor Joins the Penn Marketplace - Friday, January 14, 2005
• Advanced Furniture Services Joins the Penn Marketplace - Thursday, January 13, 2005
• Scoops Promotions Joins the Penn Marketplace - Thursday, January 13, 2005
• New Scoops Promotions Discount Pricing Agreement - Monday, January 10, 2005
• New Springfield Beverage Distributor Discount Pricing Agreement - Monday, January 10, 2005
• New Info Coffee Service Discount Pricing Agreement - Monday, January 10, 2005
• New Group Purchasing Initiative - Friday, January 7, 2005
• Upgraded BEN Financials - Monday, January 3, 2005
• New Mid-Year Performance Metrics - Monday, January 3, 2005
• Updated Penn Marketplace Supplier List - Monday, January 3, 2005
• Updated Preferred Contract Supplier List - Monday, January 3, 2005

December 2004

• BEN Financials Upgrade on January 3, 2005 - Friday, December 10, 2004
• Reminder: Purchasing Services Winter Break Coverage Days & Times - Friday, December 10, 2004
• Updated: University Supplier Definitions - Monday, December 6, 2004
• Office Depot Customer Appreciation Holiday Sale - Thursday, December 2, 2004
• Proposed Penn Marketplace Content Management Strategy for Fisher Scientific - Thursday, December 2, 2004
• Miltenyi Biotec December Discount Promotion - Thursday, December 2, 2004

November 2004

• December Issue of The Bottom Line Newsletter - Tuesday, November 30, 2004
• New Office Depot Performance Enhancement Plan - Friday, November 26, 2004
• New Kimball Office Furniture Discount Pricing Agreement - Wednesday, November 24, 2004
• New Penn Logo Safety Eyewear from Fisher Scientific - Wednesday, November 24, 2004
• Renegotiated Hyclone Laboratories Discount Pricing Agreement with Fisher Scientific - Sunday, November 21, 2004
• Business Services "Business Partner Forum" - Sunday, November 21, 2004
• Bank One Changes Legal Name to JPMorgan Chase Bank - Thursday, November 18, 2004
• New Penn Marketplace Functionality Effective November 15, 2004 - Thursday, November 11, 2004
• Purchasing Services 2004 Winter Break Coverage - Thursday, November 11, 2004
• Purchasing Seminars for 2005 - Wednesday, November 10, 2004
• Spectrum Chemicals & Laboratory Products Joins the Penn Marketplace - Friday, November 5, 2004
• New Affymetrix Discount Pricing Agreement - Wednesday, November 3, 2004
• Club Colors Joins the Penn Marketplace - Wednesday, November 3, 2004

October 2004

• Tocris Cookson Incorporated becomes the 100th Penn Marketplace Supplier - Sunday, October 31, 2004
• IBM Joins the Penn Marketplace - Sunday, October 31, 2004
• New Fisher Scientific Campus Wide Marketing Campaign - Sunday, October 31, 2004
• Latest Issue of the Business Services Newsletter - Wednesday, October 27, 2004
• Updated Staff Buying Responsibilities - Monday, October 25, 2004
• USB Corporation Joins the Penn Marketplace - Sunday, October 24, 2004
• Ted Pella Incorporated Joins the Penn Marketplace - Sunday, October 24, 2004
• Affinity Bio Reagents & Fisher Scientific Partnership Discount Pricing Agreement - Thursday, October 21, 2004
• New Crystal Springs Discount Pricing Agreement - Thursday, October 21, 2004
• New Ice Melt Products Discount Pricing Agreement with T. Frank McCalls Inc. - Thursday, October 21, 2004
• Purchasing Services Hosts New Diversity Supplier Forum - Sunday, October 17, 2004
• New Spectrum Chemical & Laboratory Products Discount Pricing Agreement - Wednesday, October 13, 2004
• Update: Diversity Supplier Enablement Project - Wednesday, October 6, 2004
• New Fisher Scientific Research Supplier Show - Tuesday, October 5, 2004
• Gas Cylinder Group Purchasing Initiative - Tuesday, October 5, 2004

September 2004

• New "How to Utilize Customs Broker Services" Purchasing Seminar - Thursday, September 30, 2004
• New "Shredding of Confidential Documents" Purchasing Seminar - Thursday, September 30, 2004
• NAEP Purchasing Link Group Purchasing Article on PACC - Wednesday, September 29, 2004
• New Denville Scientific Products Discount Pricing Agreement - Monday, September 27, 2004
• The Big Idea! Online Competitive Bidding - Wednesday, September 22, 2004
• Summary of the Office Depot Customer Satisfaction Survey Results - Monday, September 20, 2004
• Affinity Bio Reagents Joins the Penn Marketplace - Monday, September 20, 2004
• Reminder: Approved Buying Methods - Sunday, September 19, 2004
• American Radiolabeled Chemicals Joins the Penn Marketplace - Thursday, September 16, 2004
• Worthington Biochemicals Joins the Penn Marketplace - Thursday, September 16, 2004
• Bachem Biosciences Joins the Penn Marketplace - Tuesday, September 14, 2004
• Avanti Polar Lipids Joins the Penn Marketplace - Tuesday, September 14, 2004
• National Instruments Joins the Penn Marketplace - Thursday, September 9, 2004
• Accurate Chemical & Scientific Joins the Penn Marketplace - Tuesday, September 7, 2004

August 2004

• Alpha Office Supplies Joins the Penn Marketplace - Tuesday, August 31, 2004
• September Issue of The Bottom Line Newsletter - Tuesday, August 31, 2004
• Office Depot Customer Satisfaction Survey - Saturday, August 28, 2004
• Penn Marketplace Annual Supplier Trade Show - Saturday, August 28, 2004
• Digital Intelligence Systems (DISYS) Joins the Penn Marketplace - Thursday, August 26, 2004
• Impact of "Move-In Days" on Supplier Deliveries - Tuesday, August 24, 2004
• New HP Printer & Toner Cartridge Discount Pricing Agreement - Tuesday, August 24, 2004
• New Copier Paper Contract Awarded to Alpha Office Supplies - Monday, August 23, 2004
• Agilent Technologies Joins the Penn Marketplace - Monday, August 23, 2004
• New Agilent Technologies Discount Pricing Agreement - Friday, August 20, 2004
• eBioscience Joins the Penn Marketplace Tuesday, August 17, 2004
• Affymetrix Joins the Penn Marketplace - Monday, August 16, 2004
• New Affymetrix Discount Pricing Agreement - Monday, August 16, 2004
• Dot Scientific Joins the Penn Marketplace - Monday, August 9, 2004
• New Dot Scientific Discount Pricing Agreement - Monday, August 9, 2004
• Spherotech Incorporated Joins the Penn Marketplace - Friday, August 6, 2004
• New Contract Supplier for Faculty & Staff Relocation Services - Friday, August 6, 2004
• Novus Biologicals Joins the Penn Marketplace - Tuesday, August 3, 2004
• New Animal Feed Contract Extension for Animal Specialties and Provisions - Monday, August 2, 2004
• Biomol International Joins the Penn Marketplace - Monday, August 2, 2004

July 2004

• New Functionality in the Penn Marketplace Effective August 2, 2004 - Friday, July 30, 2004
• Purchasing Services Launches New Diversity Supplier Enablement Initiative - Wednesday, July 28, 2004
• Airgas East Joins the Penn Marketplace - Tuesday, July 27, 2004
• BOC Gases Sells Packaged Gas Business to Airgas East Inc. - Monday, July 26, 2004
• New Pharmco Products Discount Pricing Agreement - Thursday, July 22, 2004
• Penn Selects SciQuest for New Supplier Diversity Solution - Wednesday, July 21, 2004
• Updated: Promega Supplier Showcase Promotion Site - Monday, July 19, 2004
• Cabrini College & Princeton University Join PACC Cooperative Purchasing Group - Monday, July 19, 2004
• New Purchasing How-To-Buy Seminars - Wednesday, July 14, 2004
• Gentra Systems Joins the Penn Marketplace - Monday, July 12, 2004
• Buying Advisory for Telemarketing Supplier Scams - Monday, July 12, 2004
• New Window Washing Contracts - Thursday, July 8, 2004
• Updated: Crystal Springs Contact Information - Thursday, July 8, 2004
• Two New MBE Suppliers Added to the Penn Marketplace - Wednesday, July 7, 2004
• Updated: Supplier Diversity Program Web Site - Tuesday, July 6, 2004
• Office Depot Joins the Purchasing Services Supplier Showcase - Thursday, July 1, 2004

June 2004

• Electron Microscopy Sciences Joins the Penn Marketplace - Wednesday, June 30, 2004
• Alpha Office Supplies Partners with IKON Office Solutions - Wednesday, June 30, 2004
• Hyclone Laboratories Available in the Penn Marketplace - Wednesday, June 30, 2004
• Alpha Office Supplies Partners with IKON Office Solutions - Monday, June 28, 2004
• New Copier Contract Awarded to IKON Office Solutions - Monday, June 28, 2004
• Updated: Supplier Showcase Promotions Site - Monday, June 28, 2004
• Socially Responsible Purchasing - Wednesday, June 16, 2004
• BioSupplies Will Cease Business Operations Effective June 30, 2004 - Saturday, June 12, 2004
• Office Depot is Recognized for Supporting the Local Community - Saturday, June 12, 2004
• New Qiagen Discount Pricing Agreement - Friday, June 11, 2004
• Upgrade to Sigma Aldrich Content - Friday, June 11, 2004
• Updated: BEN Buys Commodity Matrix - Tuesday, June 1, 2004

May 2004

• New Optical Apparatus Company Discount Pricing Agreement - Monday, May 31, 2004
• New ISC BioExpress Discount Pricing Agreement - Thursday, May 27, 2004
• New A. Daigger Discount Pricing Agreement - Monday, May 24, 2004
• Penn Marketplace Annual Supplier Trade Show - Monday, May 24, 2004
• B&B Microscopes Joins the Penn Marketplace - Monday, May 10, 2004
• New Staff Member in Purchasing Services - Monday, May 10, 2004
• Enhanced Customer Support for Office Depot Contract - Monday, May 10, 2004
• Impact of "Move-Out Days" on Supplier Deliveries - Wednesday, May 5, 2004

April 2004

• New Discount Pricing Agreement with B&B Microscopes - Thursday, April 29, 2004
• Crucial Technology is the 80th Penn Marketplace Supplier - Monday, April 26, 2004
• New Crucial Technology Discount Pricing Agreement - Monday, April 26, 2004
• Updated: Invitrogen Supplier Showcase Site - Monday, April 26, 2004
• Online Competitive Bidding Event for Window Washing Contract - Tuesday, April 20, 2004
• Impact of the Penn Relays on Supplier Deliveries - Thursday, April 15, 2004
• Penn Marketplace "Voice of Customer" Session - Thursday, April 15, 2004
• BioResearch Supplier Product Fair on May 13, 2004 - Thursday, April 15, 2004
• Reminder: How to Avoid Supplier Scams - Friday, April 9, 2004
• Updated: Fisher Scientific Supplier Showcase - Thursday, April 8, 2004
• StemCell Technologies is Added to the Penn Marketplace - Tuesday, April 6, 2004
• New Kendro Sales Representative - Friday, April 2, 2004
• Online Competitive Bidding Event for Copier Paper - Thursday, April 1, 2004
• Penn Marketplace Utilization for First Quarter 2004 - Thursday, April 1, 2004

March 2004

• New Cellular Phone Service Agreement with AT&T Wireless - Tuesday, March 30, 2004
• Sigma Genosys Joins the Penn Marketplace - Tuesday, March 30, 2004
• New Supplier Diversity Program Site - Tuesday, March 30, 2004
• Six New Penn Marketplace Suppliers - Wednesday, March 24, 2004
• Molecular Probes is Added to the Penn Marketplace - Wednesday, March 17, 2004
• Updated: Buying Resources - Wednesday, March 17, 2004
• Enhanced Preferred Contract Supplier List - Monday, March 15, 2004
• Beckman Coulter Joins the Supplier Showcase - Friday, March 12, 2004
• Innovator's Circle Higher Education eProcurement Benchmarking Study - Monday, March 8, 2004
• March 2004 Issue of the "Bottom Line" - Monday, March 8, 2004

February 2004

• New Penn Marketplace Functionality - Thursday, February 26, 2004
• Fisher Scientific Supplier Show - Wednesday, February 25, 2004
• Updated Promega Promotions Site - Wednesday, February 25, 2004
• Changes to the Dell Account Team - Friday, February 20, 2004
• New Discount Pricing Agreement & the Penn Marketplace for WW Grainger Inc. - Friday, February 20, 2004
• New Guide to Buying Office & Laboratory Furniture - Monday, February 16, 2004
• Update: Copier Competitive Bidding Project - Monday, February 16, 2004
• New Dharmacon Seminar on February 11, 2004 - Thursday, February 5, 2004
• Perkin Elmer Joins the Supplier Showcase - Monday, February 2, 2004

January 2004

• New Dharmacon Discount Pricing Agreement - Friday, January 30, 2004
• Marsh Bio Products is now ABgene - Friday, January 30, 2004
• Beckman Coulter Joins the Penn Marketplace - Thursday, January 15, 2004
• Invitrogen Joins the Supplier Showcase - Thursday, January 15, 2004
• Corporate Interiors Seating Promotion - Thursday, January 8, 2004
• Introducing the Enhanced Penn Marketplace - Monday, January 5, 2004
• Promega Joins the "Supplier Showcase" - Monday, January 5, 2004
• Parmetech Corporation Joins the Penn Marketplace - Sunday, January 4, 2004

December 2003

• New EMD Biosciences Discount Pricing Agreement for Calbiochem, Novagen, Oncogene & Novabiochem Product Lines - Friday, December 26, 2003
• New Fisher Scientific Contract Extension - Friday, December 26, 2003
• Update: Enhanced Penn Marketplace & Purchasing Card Supplier Restrictions - Thursday, December 18, 2003
• New Caltag Laboratories Discount Pricing Agreement - Thursday, December 11, 2003
• New Waters Corporation Discount Pricing Agreement - Tuesday, December 9, 2003
• New Cambridge Isotope Laboratories Discount Pricing Agreement - Monday, December 8, 2003
• New Carlick Imaging Discount Pricing Agreement - Monday, December 8, 2003
• Purchasing Services Winter Break Coverage - Monday, December 1, 2003
• Update: How to Buy Wines & Spirits - Monday, December 1, 2003
• December Issue of The Bottom Line - Monday, December 1, 2003

November 2003

• Office Depot Catalogs & Supplier Show Update - Wednesday, November 26, 2003
• New Cell Signaling Technology Discount Pricing Agreement - Saturday, November 22, 2003
• Reminder: How to Avoid Supplier Telemarketing Scams - Saturday, November 22, 2003
• New Miltenyi Biotech, Inc. Discount Pricing Agreement - Tuesday, November 11, 2003
• New Sigma Genosys Discount Pricing Agreement - Saturday, November 8, 2003

October 2003

• Update: Enhanced Penn Marketplace Supplier List - Wednesday, October 29, 2003
• Enhanced Penn Marketplace Project - Frequently Asked Questions - Wednesday, October 29, 2003
• Welcome to BEN Knows - Wednesday, October 29, 2003
• Copier Contract Competitive Bidding Project - Monday, October 27, 2003
• New Roche Diagnostics Discount Pricing Agreement - Monday, October 13, 2003
• New Kendro Laboratory Products Discount Pricing Agreement - Monday, October 13, 2003
• New Supplier Updates - Wednesday, October 1, 2003
• New Supplier Showcase Promotions Module - Wednesday, October 1, 2003

September 2003

• New Customer Focus Group & Advisory Board - Wednesday, September 22, 2003
• Update: How to Buy Wine & Spirits - Friday, September 19, 2003
• New Vector Laboratories Pricing Agreement - Friday, September 12, 2003
• New England Biolabs Discount Pricing Agreement - Friday, September 12, 2003
• New Shimadzu Discount Pricing Agreement - Tuesday, September 9, 2003
• Copier Contract Competitive Bidding Project - Tuesday, September 2, 2003
• September 2003 Issue of The Bottom Line Released - Tuesday, September 2, 2003

August 2003

• Updated Preferred Contract Supplier List - Wednesday, August 27, 2003
• New A. Daigger Discount Pricing Agreement - Monday, August 25, 2003
• New BD Discovery Labware Pricing Agreement - Monday, August 25, 2003
• New Office Furniture Contracts with Corporate Interiors and Lizell - Wednesday, August 20, 2003
• New Office Supplies Contract Awarded to Office Depot - Thursday, August 7, 2003
• Updated and Enhanced Penn Marketplace - Thursday, August 7, 2003
• Redesigned & Updated BEN Finanicals Commodity Matrix - Monday, August 4, 2003

July 2003

• Penn Signs with SciQuest to Enhance the Penn Marketplace - Tuesday, July 29, 2003
• Updated University Credit Reference Documents - Friday, July 25, 2003
• Updated Mid-Year Performance Metrics - Wednesday, July 23, 2003
• LW Scientific Products Now Available from EMSCO - Tuesday, July 15, 2003
• New Promotions from Mediatech & Beckman Coulter - Monday, July 7, 2003
• Alternative to Traditional Annual Maintenance Agreements - Monday, July 7, 2003

May 2003

• MCI/WorldCom Calling Card Update - Thursday, May 29, 2003
• Reminder: How to Avoid Supplier Telemarketing Scams - Thursday, May 29, 2003
• Updated Procurement & Disbursement Financial Policies - Tuesday, May 27, 2003
• New Discount Agreement with Beckman Coulter - Tuesday, May 27, 2003
• New Discount Agreement with Sigma Aldrich - Tuesday, May 27, 2003
• Updated MasterCard Training Program - Wednesday, May 14, 2003
• MCI/WorldCom Replaces AT&T as Penn's Calling Card Provider - Monday, May 5, 2003

April 2003

• Alternate Method for Equipment Maintenance - Monday, April 28, 2003
• Updated Buying Basics - Wednesday, April 30, 2003
• The Environment @ Penn - Monday, April 28, 2003
• Updated MasterCard Purchasing Card Commodity Restrictions - Monday, April 28, 2003
• New MasterCard Purchasing Card Cardholder Guide - Tuesday, April 1, 2003

March 2003

• Purchasing Services selects SciQuest for Supplier Showcase - Friday, March 28, 2003
• Sarstedt Joins the Penn Marketplace - Tuesday, March 25, 2003
• New Brunswick Scientific Joins the Penn Marketplace - Tuesday, March 25, 2003
• Updated FedEx Air Freight Procedures - Friday, March 7, 2003

February 2003

• Fisher Scientific Third Party Purchasing - Friday, February 28, 2003
• Promega Joins the Penn Marketplace - Friday, February 28, 2003
• Fisher Scientific Supplier Showcase - Friday, February 28, 2003
• Office Products Bidding Event - Friday, February 28, 2003
• Supplier Mentoring Program - Friday, February 28, 2003
• Change to Printing Services Purchase Order Approval Process - Monday, February 3, 2003

January 2003

• BD Biosciences Clontech & Fisher Scientific Supplier Shows - Wednesday, January 29, 2003
• Procurement Practices & New C-Forms - Tuesday, January 28, 2003
• Strategic Supplier Sourcing Initiative - Tuesday, January 28, 2003
• Updated Purchasing Card Program Restrictions - Monday, January 13, 2003
• 2002 Purchasing Performance Metrics - Monday, January 13, 2003
• New Supplier Spotlight: Newark Electronics - Friday, January 10, 2003
• New Buying Basics "How-To" Procedures - Friday, January 10, 2003

December 2002

• Updated BEN Financials Commodity Matrix - Tuesday, December 10, 2002
• December 2002 Issue of The Bottom Line Released - Tuesday, December 10, 2002
• Bio-Rad Laboratories Extends Partnership - Tuesday, December 10, 2002
• Stratagene Joins the Penn Marketplace - Monday, December 9, 2002

November 2002

• Fisher Scientific Supplier Show on December 10, 2002 - Tuesday, November 26, 2002
• Four BD Biosciences Divisions Joins the Penn Marketplace - Friday, November 22, 2002
• New Discount Pricing Agreement with National Diagnostics - Friday, November 22, 2002
• Nextel Communications Problem Resolution - Friday, November 22, 2002
• New Supplier Spotlight: Laser Supply Inc. - Friday, November 22, 2002
• New Customer Focus Group Initiative - Thursday, November 21, 2002
• Bio Rad Laboratories Releases New Issue of BioRadical Discoveries - Thursday, November 14, 2002

October 2002

• Marsh Bio Products Joins the Penn Marketplace - Thursday, October 24, 2002
• Supplier Spotlight: Corning Life Sciences - Thursday, October 24, 2002

September 2002

• New Furniture Contracts - Monday, September 23, 2002
• Purchasing Card Program Enhancements - Monday, September 23, 2002
• Revised BEN Financials Commodity Matrix - Monday, September 23, 2002