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October 19, 2023
July 19, 2023
UPDATE! As of July 25, 2023, Teamsters have reached tentative agreement with UPS for a new 5-year contract.
April 7, 2022
February 23, 2022
Please ensure deliveries can be made to an open receiving location at appropriate times. If you have questions about your building's receiving capabilities, please contact your department manager or building manager.
Many parts of the campus are operating on minimal staffing or working remotely. Also, many research-related facilities are still operating, but at lower levels. Central Distribution will accept non-perishable orders for closed buildings.
Many parts of the campus are operating on minimal staffing or working remotely. Also, many research-related facilities are still operating, but at lower levels.
Please click the following link to see the UC Berkeley Open Buildings list for open receiving docks with contact information and operational hours: https://supplychain.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/ucb_open_build_-_02_23_2022.pdf
November 20, 2020
Supply Chain Management will observe the Thanksgiving closure period from 11/23/2020 through 11/27/2020 and will be closed for business from 12/23/2020 through 01/04/2021.
October 26, 2020
To support the health and well-being of our UC community during the combined COVID-19 epidemic and 2020-2021 flu season, the University of California issued a systemwide executive order requiring that, effective November 1, 2020, all UC students and employees who are required or wish to access University premises must first receive a flu vaccine, subject to an approved exemption or accommodation. More information is available on UCnet's new
May 15, 2020
For purchases directly related to the COVID-19 response that may be subject to potential Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reimbursement, please include the following terms and conditions as an External Attachment on your BearBuy order to the Supplier when able to do so (cXML cataloged Suppliers may not allow for external attachments).
April 21, 2020
New inventory of KN95 and disposable 3 ply masks available. Please visit your Amazon Business Account to place orders.
April 3, 2020
As we gear towards year-end, please be advised that orders for essential goods and services in support of COVID-19 are a priority for campus supply chain operations.
March 20, 2020
In efforts of minimizing non-essential purchase order shipments to the University’s receiving areas and closed buildings, departments are urged to cancel open purchase orders for non-essential items that have been placed within the last 60 days by Wednesday, March 25, 2020. Please notify suppliers of your cancellations
If you are unsure whether your orders are essential or not, please see the following list that defines essential purchase orders below:
March 13, 2020
Many commonly purchased supplies are on backorder and have limited availability, including:
- N95 Masks
- Hand sanitizers (esp. bottles under 64 oz)
- Nitrile gloves
Where possible, items in BearBuy may have been flagged as LIMITED AVAILABILITY or in a few cases, the entire Supplier's catalog has been marked as Check for Availability.
Please see our newsletter on the following topics regarding SCM Coronavirus updates:
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Limited Availability: Sanitizers and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Event Cancellations
- In-Stock Computer Purchases through IT Client Services
