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Contract Updates

New Contracts

Procurement and Payment Services (PPS) conducts many Invitations to Bid to establish contracts for use by departments and schools. These contracts may be for use by all departments and schools, which are Preferred Vendors, or they may be contracts for use by specific departments and schools. Contracts are established based on the results of a formal, competitive Invitation to Bid process. See the Preferred Vendor List for more information on all vendor contracts. See here for contract updates from our previous newsletter.

Newly Established Contracts

Northwestern University and the Procurement and Payment Services (PPS) team have added the following contracts:

  • Office furniture contracts: in conjunction with school, department, and facilities representatives, PPS completed a formal bid process for Office Furniture & Workspace Solutions. We are excited to announce new contracts with HNI (Allsteel) (with Henricksen as the dealer) and Haworth (with BOS as the dealer).  This comprehensive process helped secure the most significant discounts the University has ever received and will provide significant savings for any office furniture needs and service level improvements.
  • Custodial Supplies – North American: The new contract for custodial supplies began on February 1st, 2026. It was awarded based on a formal, competitive bid process.  The new contract also includes state of the art inventory monitoring solutions and services through the North American Brady-Plus VMI system, which supports inventory management services for Facilities Management, Residential Services, Athletics, and Kellogg.  End users who previously purchased janitorial products through North American in iBuyNU will experience no changes to the current process.
  • Bio Excel is now available through the Fisher catalog in iBuyNU.
  • Northwestern University also established a new non-exclusive pricing agreement with Twist Bioscience. Their catalog is available in iBuyNU.
  • Northwestern University extended the preferred hotel contracts for another three years.

Welcoming Twist Bioscience as a Preferred Vendor

We are pleased to announce that Twist Bioscience is now a preferred vendor, further expanding our portfolio of trusted suppliers for cutting-edge research and innovation.

Twist Bioscience is renowned for its high-quality DNA synthesis technology. This technology fosters groundbreaking work in genomics, drug discovery, diagnostics, and beyond. Twist supports a wide range of applications including custom DNA and gene synthesis. By leveraging Twist’s innovative capabilities, Northwestern researchers can accelerate their projects with greater reliability and precision.

To access the Twist Bioscience punchout catalog, visit the iBuyNU and navigate to the punchout catalog from the home page.

We look forward to our collaboration with Twist and encourage all departments to explore the new resources now available through Twist Bioscience.

Updates to Existing Contracts

Updates to existing contracts established by PPS may include new contact information for dedicated representatives, service updates, and newly available products. For questions about these updates, please view the individual vendor pages on the Preferred Vendor List or contact PPS at (847) 491-8120 or procurement@northwestern.edu.

Recently Updated Contracts

Bio X Cell

Bio X Cell, a global leader in vivo-ready antibodies, is now available through the Fisher Scientific channel on iBuyNU.

A few key highlights include:

  • Ultra-Pure Functional-Grade Antibodies – Low endotoxin, preservative-free formulations optimized for in vivo, organoid, and organ-on-chip studies.
  • Consistent, Reliable Supply – All catalog items are always in stock and ready to ship, ensuring no delays in your research.
  • Expanded Capabilities – Access novel formats including biosimilars, bispecifics, and custom antibody solutions, from milligram to gram scale.

 There is free standard shipping on all Bio X Cell products like we get with Fisher.  Please reach out to the Fisher Scientific Team for more information.

New CDWG Customer Service Representative

Following a recent reorganization at CDWG, Angie Bania and Brian O'Callaghan will no longer support the Northwestern–CDWG partnership. We appreciate their many contributions over the past 20+ years.

Effective immediately, Northwestern’s new CDWG Customer Service Representative is:

Mike Benkoski

Direct: 847-968-9005

Email: mikbenn@cdwg.com

Tony D’Anca will remain our main CDWG sales representative (tdanca@cdwg.com).

New Verizon Sales Representative

Our Verizon representative is in the process of changing. Until Verizon identifies our new rep, Northwestern end users are encouraged to contact Customer Operations at 800-922-0204 for assistance.

Contracts We're Working On

PPS is always working to establish Preferred Vendor contracts that best serve the needs of all Northwestern departments and schools. These are a combination of new contracts and timely rebids of current contracts. For questions about these or other bids, please contact PPS at (847) 491-8120 or procurement@northwestern.edu.

Upcoming Contracts

Please note the following current and upcoming Invitations to Bid

  • Campus Stores
  • Retail banking
  • Pouring rights
  • Student tele-mental health services
  • Shredding
  • Contractor Security Guard Services
  • NITMB CRM Software
  • NUIT LMS Replacement RFP
  • Provost Employer of Record RFP