How to Buy - Tech Purchases

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Last updated: Jul 18, 2024 by Kimberly Adkins
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Information Technology is simplifying the way you order department technology purchases. For most items, you'll be able to go online, choose from a list of pre-approved items, select your delivery address, and pay.

To purchase technology items for personal use, continue to buy these at the USF Computer Store on their website.

Before You Start

USF has partnered with Connection, Inc to provide a wide variety of technology items at discounted prices to USF.

All items listed on the USF Computer Store Punch Out have been pre-approved for purchase and support for USF Tampa, and USF Health.

USF St. Petersburg and USF Sarasota-Manatee: Please check with your IT department to make sure the device you want to purchase will be approved for support.

Punch-Out Orders in 3 Easy Steps

  1. Go online to the USF Computer Store Punch Out.
  2. Choose your product from the list of pre-approved items to add to your cart.
  3. Bring your cart back into Bull Marketplace and complete your purchase.

For a step-by-step guide, visit Procurement Services.

PCard

The USF Procurement Card (PCard) is the University of South Florida's VISA credit card. For more information on the PCard, visit the PCard site.

Purchase Orders

Purchases from the USF Computer Store which include an asset over $5,000 or when the total purchase order cost exceeds $10,000 a requisition request is required to produce a Purchase Order.  Purchase Orders may also used to request goods or services from non-Punch Out suppliers:

  • All requisition requests are created through Bull  Marketplace.  For a step-by-step guide, please see Procurement Service’s Purchasing Manual on How to purchase from a Non-Punch Out Supplier.
  • Please have your approved UTSB form number available before starting your requisition request
  • For questions related to requisition requests in Bull Marketplace please contact the Procurement Help Desk

Exception Approval Process Requirements

If you don't see something online that meets your needs or exceeds the thresholds in the IT Resources Purchasing Standards and Thresholds Policy ISSP-022, you will simply go through the procurement process by logging into ServiceNow and "Submit a Technology Purchase Exception Request" for approval.

Direct2U

USF Information Technology is pleased to announce a new, streamlined Direct2U process that will significantly reduce the amount of time you wait for your newly purchased Windows desktops and laptops to be ready for you or your colleagues to use. Direct2U means that USF employees will now have their new computer shipped directly from the vendor to the department and ready to go within an hour of unboxing. Visit Direct2U for documentation on how Direct2u works.

Need Help?

If you have questions or are unsure what your purchase may include or affect, feel free to contact us for help.