Please join us on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at 9:00am for the fourth in a series of “deep dive” Mini Tune-Up sessions for Contracting Out for Covered Services.
Read moreContracting Out for Covered Services: Security & Safety | Deep Dive Session 4
Please join us on Monday, March 23, 2026 at 3:00pm for the third in a series of “deep dive" Mini Tune-Up sessions for Contracting Out for Covered Services.
This 30-minute webinar will focus on the latest University protocols for cleaning/custodial at any UC-owned or leased location, on or off campus.
Read moreContracting Out for Covered Services: Cleaning/Custodial | Deep Dive Session 3
On March 16, 2026 at 1PM, Ryan Zoldos (EH&S) and Calli Price (Procurement) presented new Cal/OSHA labor and safety requirements for live events, and how UCSB will comply.
Experts from EH&S and Procurement will explain the new legal requirements for live event labor and vendor safety training; in addition to how UCSB will operationalize these requirements and what Purchasing will be doing to assist departments through this process.
On Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 11:00am Procurement and HR presented the first in a series of “deep dive” Mini Tune-Up sessions for Contracting Out for Covered Services.
This 30-minute webinar will focus on catering at any location, the steps required to cater your event(s), why catering faces extra restrictions, and we’ll provide instructions for submitting a ServiceNow ticket. Join us to get the latest policy updates, practical examples, and tips to stay compliant on event‑related spend.
Read moreContracting Out for Covered Services: Catering | Follow-Up Session 1
On Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 11am, the Procurement team and the Office of Information Security (OIS) presented “Mini Tune-Up: Data Security + Purchasing/Contracts.”
This session offered a broad overview of data security requirements when making purchases on behalf of the university. Procurement and OIS will share why certain software, licenses, and IT-related services must be covered by a contract that with the UC Data Security Appendix, and how to correctly complete the OIS Data Worksheet.