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Enterprise Car Rental Billing Accounts

Departments can set up billing accounts with Enterprise to facilitate the billing and payment process for your car rentals.  Billing accounts are particularly helpful when a physical UA P-Card cannot be presented by the traveler when picking up the vehicle (for example, when UA guests arrive at the Birmingham airport for a campus visit).  If…


New Contracts Provide Additional Options to Campus for Outbound Shipments

Need Assistance with your Shipping Needs? UA Campus Mail Services is always available to assist with any of your shipping needs. They have the ability to rate shop your packages to ensure you receive the best possible pricing for all outbound shipments. Please contact Campus Mail Services at (205) 348-MAIL for assistance. Prefer to handle…


Need a Little Help?

buyBAMA: The buyBAMA implementation phase may be drawing to a close, but we are still here to provide buyBAMA users with the resources and support that they need to place orders efficiently. Your continued success is important to us, so when you need a little extra help, we hope that you’ll find our on-demand reference…


New Contract for T-Shirts

A new contract for Hanes and Gildan t-shirts has been established with Ad-Wear and Specialty of Texas. As some will recognize, they are currently our contract vendor for Comfort Color t-shirts. The University has been working with Ad-Wear for many years, and we look forward to working with them on this new contract. The previous…


buyBAMA Catalog Orders over $4,999.99

For buyBAMA catalog orders that total over $4,999.99, it is necessary to enter the following information in the Internal Notes section on the Checkout tab.  This will help expedite the processing of the P-Card single purchase limit through the approval workflow. Cardholder name Last 4 digits of the card number Business purpose explanation Once the…


New Contract for T-Shirt Orders

The Purchasing Department is pleased to announce that effective August 19, 2016, Ad-Wear and Specialty of Texas will be the new contract vendor for all Hanes, Gildan and Comfort Color t-shirts.  The current contract with Will Enterprises expires on August 18th.  If you are currently working with this vendor, please contact Jana Weaver at jweaver@fa.ua.edu…


Audio/Visual Contracts

In the ever changing audio/visual commodity, University departments are continually investing in audio/visual products and not all need the same level of technology. While one department needs a simple compact camera, another department might need a more complex Digital Single Lens Reflex Camera (DSLR). Due to the wide variety of audio/visual needs on campus, the…


buyBAMA Tips for New Users

We are nearing the compeletion of the implementation of our new e-Procurement system, buyBAMA. Most of you are already set up to use buyBAMA and others will begin using it soon. Here are the answers to some of our more common questions: Q. Do I need to place all of my orders through buyBAMA? No.…


buyBAMA

We are nearing the compeletion of the implementation of our new e-Procurement system, buyBAMA. Most of you are already set up to use buyBAMA, and those that are not, will be within the next couple of months. As with any new system or process, there will be a learning curve and it is expected that…


Planning for Summer

Summer is just around the corner. Spring semester will end soon and thoughts will turn to, “What projects do we need to complete this summer?” Please remember to plan ahead and get your summer projects started early. Whether you are ordering supplies, upgrading a classroom, or renovating a space, please allow plenty of time for…


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