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Boston College Procurement Services

Procurement Services assists University staff, faculty, and students in the ethical, efficient and effective acquisition of goods and services to support the Universities educational and research missions, in accordance with the University procurement policies and procedures.  

Procurements responsibilities include, but are not limited to, vendor registration and maintenance, review of specifications, creation and analysis of requests for proposals and competitive bids, contract terms and price negotiations, review of sole source documentation, creation of purchase orders, assessment of risk factors, facilitation of deliveries and installations, management of vendor  and other non-payroll related payments, tax and other reporting, and administration of associated systems such as the purchasing card and travel programs.

Procurement Services is located at 129 Lake Street, Room, 250, on the Brighton Campus.  The mailing address is Procurement Services, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467.  The telephone number is 617-552-3055. Our email address is purchase@bc.edu.  Our hours of operation are 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday, excluding university holidays.

We hope you find useful information about policies and preferred vendors. Whether you need to order business cards, or sign up for coffee service, we hope you'll find everything you need within this web site.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions or comments.


QUICK LINKS: See links below for instructions on using the following sites. Clicking on the logo will take you directly to the company's custom BC web page. For other categories, click here.

E-way
Office and
Computer Supplies
Dell
Computer Equipment

Expedia
Corporate Travel

Apple
Computer Equipment

Ricoh service request

Business Cards

Important Deadlines for Year End

Fiscal Year End is fast approaching and we ask that you review the detailed guidelines on the Controller's website for more information.

  • April 26th - Last day to order Dell and Apple computers to ensure delivery by May 31
  • May 17th - Last day to order Ricoh products for delivery by May 31
  • May 24th - 3:00 pm - Last day to transfer funds in and out of Pcard
  • May 31st - Last day of the fiscal year - PeopleSoft fiinancials will shut down at 12:00pm

New Scanning Services Contract

Boston College has contracted with AMS Imaging to provide scanning services for the University.

Supplier Diversity Program

Boston College's Supplier Diversity Program is designed to enhance our supplier base by promoting opportunities to qualified diverse suppliers and fostering the University mission of welcoming diversity to our students, faculty, staff and community by expanding relationships and enriching economic opportunities.