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.
Turnaround time will be slower than published Service Levels due to limited staff availability. We strongly advise that departments submit purchase requests for services and high-value orders (over $10,000) no later than 12/02/2020 for any goods or services required for research and operational continuity between 12/20/2020 and 01/08/2021.
Turnaround time will be slower than published Service Levels due to limited staff availability. We strongly advise that departments submit purchase requests for services and high-value orders (over $10,000) no later than 12/02/2020 for any goods or services required for research and operational continuity between 12/20/2020 and 01/08/2021.
The BearBuy system will remain up and available to campus users during this period. Catalog orders that meet auto-approval thresholds will continue to dispatch normally. Orders requiring additional approval levels may be delayed based on departmental staffing levels across campus.
Emergency Life-Safety acquisitions and automatic approvals (such as catalog orders under $1,000.00) will continue to be processed over the curtailment periods.
If you have an emergency during this time, please email your assigned buyer and copy supplychain@berkeley.edu with the subject line "Emergency Acquisition" and be sure to include a description of the business need. A buyer will contact you as soon as possible during regular business hours.
As a reminder:Only those emergencies necessary to protect the life-safety of the campus community will be processed. Departments must plan to obtain sufficient safety stock to maintain Research continuity.
Please report any service issues or unscheduled downtime to bearbuyhelp@berkeley.edu.