October 2025 - Federal Fund Updates, Vendor Blankets, IT Related Purchases Cloud Services - AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Partial Sales Tax, Amazon Business, Award End Dates in Gateway POs, Flexcard Training Resource, Commodity Codes and Account Enhancements, Funding available to replace old equipment, Updates to Office Hours.
August 2025 - Shared Charts, Purchase Order Updates, Flexcard Timeline Extension, Commodity Codes and Account Changes, Updated Small Business First Guide, Fifth EPEAT Purchase Award, and Office Hours
March 2025 - Preliminary Fiscal Closing Dates, Procurement Training, Ship with Help From Distribution & Logistical Services, 2025 Sales Tax Increase, Office Hours, FedEx New Rep, and Gateway Updates
January 2025 - Office Hours, Group Purchasing Organizations, Gateway Receiving, Data Security in Contracts, Freelance Worker, New Cylinder Gas Contract, Purchasing Sustainably
October 2024 - Laboratory Glove Recycling Initiative, How to order Microsoft License, Round 2: Procurement Trainings, Taking Credit Card Payments: Merchant Accounts, Equipment Management Office Hours, NEW Department FlexCard Administrator Application, IT Related Services and Software
July 2024 - New purchasing training available in the LMS, Event Rental vendors, Costco, Gateway updates, EPEAT award, Small Business First policy
May 2024 - New Department Buyer Requisition Checklist, Export Control Training, Costco Supplier Spotlight, Contract Extensions and Renewals, and FlexCard Business Hours
March 2024 - Data Security & GRLN Mini Tune Up, Gateway Updates, Supplier Spotlight, Onmina, and How to Access the Amazon Business Prime Account
January 2024 - Supplier Onboarding Mini Tune Up, ULT Freezer Rebates, Theft-Sensitive Items, 2024 sales tax changes, Catering update, eBike program
October 2023 - Competitive bid threshold requirement, audio visual bid award vendors, construction vs. maintenance, and what is fabrication?
August 2023 - Gateway training, Using FlexCard on Federal Funds, Property Disposal, Small Business First, and Taxes/Shipping in Gateway
June 2023 - VB/Contract renewals, Delegation of Authority video, Boat Charters, Asset Tags
April 2023 - Catering Mini Tune Up, Microsoft & Adobe Licensing, Helium Shortage, and new FlexCard Training
January 2023 - Campus-wide logo and AV contracts, covered services reminder, Linde update, data security refresher, and physical inventories
November 2022 - New Gateway punch-outs, export control user agreements, and OMNIA LAMP program
September 2022 - Amazon punch-out, hotel and event contracts, conflict of interest, Fisher Scientific update, and surplus property disposals
June 2022 - Updates to training, Equipment Management portal enhancements, Fabrication Notice, Small Business First update
March 2022 - UC Data Security Appendix Review, Small Business First update and resources, EIMRs in ServiceNow, Signing Vendor documents
January 2022 - Small Business First update, New Gateway Punch-Out, Physical Inventories, Theft-Sensitive items
November 2021 – Expediting service, FlexCard use for UCSB entities, Sharing UC internal email with Suppliers, Suddath and Praxair updates, Amazon Sustainable Products
August 2021 – Service Catalog, Micropurchase Increase, Sustainable electronics, FlexCard and Building Maintenance, Searching for Small Businesses
May 2021 - Mini Tune-Ups, Separation of Duties, Independent Contractors, Contracting Out for Covered Services, Sustainable office Products, Moving contracts, Equipment and Surplus custodian
January 2021 - Separation of Duties, Signing contracts + Click Agreements, Gateway vs. Construction, New UCOP contracts, Theft, Data Security
February 2020 - Restricted Commodities, Construction vs. Gateway, Supplier Diversity, Signing documents, SmartWay, and Tangram quotes
December 2019 - Vendor Gifts, Sustainability Dashboard, Paperless invoice processing, Contracting Out, Chemical Surplus Inventory, Data Security, Close vs. Cancel