Purchasing helps university departments acquire goods and services in accordance with
South Carolina procurement law and university policy, while helping suppliers find
opportunities to do business with USC.
Before sending a contract for legal review
Purchasing must determine the appropriate procurement method before any external contract is sent to the Office of General Counsel for approval and authorized
signature.
Please contact us if you have any questions.
Start your purchasing task
Choose the option that most closely matches what you need to do.
Expand all University Employees
Plan or begin a purchase
Find procurement guidance, purchasing forms, the competitive purchasing matrix, state-contract
resources and training.
Use or manage a P-Card
Review allowable purchases, cardholder requirements, forms and reconcilation deadlines
Get help with a requisition or purchase
Find the appropriate contact for open requisitions, small purchases, complex bids,
construction, sole source and other needs.
Find state term contracts
Search statewide term contracts for supplies, services and cooperative purchasing
agreements available to university departments.
Suppliers and Bidders
View Soliciations and awards
Find current electronic solicitation opportunities, response instructions and award
information
Register or update a supplier or bidder profile
Create a bidder account, request a user ID, update addresses contacts and payment
preferences
Explore small and local business resources
Learn about directory registration, outreach events and opportunities to connect with
the university.
More purchasing services
Sole Source Notices
Review active sole-source notices and other required public procurement postings.
Consolidated Services
Find surplus property, inventory, core catalog, disposal and university data-erasure
guidance.
Purchasing Staff
Find staff members by team and area of responsibility.
Sustainable purchasing
Explore recycled products, surplus reuse and environmentally responsible purchasing
guidance.
P-Card Purchasing Shared Service
Employees without access to an individual P-Card may request eligible purchases through
the centralized Shared Service.
