Mini Tune-Ups are coaching sessions designed to provide extra training, updates, and answers about specific BFS processes. Sessions are hosted by BFS subject matter experts, and attendees join using the conferencing program Zoom. View Session Calendar
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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 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.