Preferred Vendors
Preferred Vendors
Bids for Purchase of $25,000 or greater
Sole Source Justification Process
Preferred Vendors
Departments/schools are strongly encouraged to utilize preferred vendors for purchases of goods and services. A list of preferred vendors is maintained on the Purchasing Resource Services (PRS) website.
Bids for Purchase of $25,000 or Greater
For a purchase of $25,000 or more, if the department/school does not wish to utilize an existing preferred vendor or if a preferred vendor relationship does not exist for the product or service needed, the University requires that bids from at least three vendors be solicited and evaluated. If the department/school determines that a single vendor is uniquely qualified to meet the procurement objective, the sole source justification process must be completed. Refer to Purchasing Resource Services for more on the bid process.
Sole Source Justification Process
If the department/school determines that a single vendor is uniquely qualified to meet the procurement objective, the sole source justification process must be completed. Refer to Purchasing Resource Services for more on the sole source process.
- Purchasing Resource Services web site
http://www.northwestern.edu/uservices/purchasing/index.html
- Purchasing Policy and Procedures
http://www.northwestern.edu/uservices/purchasing/policy.pdf
- Core Purchasing Processes - Preferred Vendors (Catalog and Non-Catalog)
http://www.northwestern.edu/hr/workplace-learning/business-processes/core_business_processes_preferred_vendors.pdf
Questions about…
Preferred vendors? Bid and sole source justification processes?
Contact Purchasing, at 847-491-8120 or purchasing@northwestern.edu