Ag, HHS, & Vet Med Purchasing Center
Ag Administration Building - Ground Floor (Room 11)
615 Mitch Daniels Blvd.
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2053
Staff are primarily remote with limited on-site presence.
Open Monday-Friday. Closed on University Holidays.
Questions About Purchasing, Non-Payroll Payments, or Reimbursements?
The General Inquiry Form is available only to users with a Purdue login.
Purchasing Center Services
The Purchasing Center processes purchasEs, non-payroll payments, and reimbursements in accordance with University guidelines.
NEED TO SUBMIT A PURCHASE REQUEST?
Before submitting a purchase request, do you have the following information:
- Vendor Information
- Is the item available through a preferred vendor?
- Part Number/Item Number & Quantity/Unit Pricing
- Account # (IO or WBSE) & Departmental Information
- GL Code
- Fiscal and/or Programmatic Approvals
- Justification/Reason for Purchase
- Need by Date
- If the item(s) are needing urgently, please be sure to include "RUSH" at the beginning of the purchase request title i.e., (RUSH/Dept/Action?Customer Last Name/Vendor).
The more information that can be provided up front allows our purchasing center staff to process requests in a more timely fashion without the delays of back and forth communication. We will always work with our end users to provide the best customer service possible!
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If the order is over $1,000, the center should not be requesting approval if it is not already attached because it will go through a workflow.
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Department BOFF will be responsible to add any missing approvals if needed
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For requests under $1,000, please ensure the following is included with the initial submission to avoid delays:
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Verification of programmatic approval
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Email approval
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Signature Delegation Form
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State in the description section they are an authorized approver
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- Training & Documentation
- Documentation by Role, Required training for ARIBA roles, Purchasing Training, etc.
Before submitting special purchase requests and/or purchase requests greater than $10,000, please refer to the link(s) below:
REQUEST FOR PURCHASE $10,000 AND OVER FORM
READY TO SUBMIT A PURCHASE REQUEST?
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Capital Asset Accounting – General Procedures
- Verification of Equipment Non-Availablity Form can be found using the above link for general information under the "Purchase or Handling of Particular Property" dropdown OR directly by using the link below: