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Strategic Sourcing – Contracts & Procurement Services – Friendly Reminders
Your Strategic Sourcing team has a few friendly reminders to help you prepare for the Fiscal Year End!
April Deadlines
- April 15th: Information Communication Technology (ICT) requisitions (approved TRIA required)
- April 15th: Requisitions over $50k
- There are only 16 days left until the deadline!
Future Deadlines
- April 22nd: Furniture purchases
- There are only 21 days left until the deadline!
Requisition Reminders:
- Provide a point of contact (name and email address) for the suppliers you are working within your requisition header comments.
- Ensure you have submitted for Special Approvals (e.g. FFE, TRIA)
- Provide special instructions for Purchase Order delivery requirements in the requisition header comments if applicable.
Submit your purchase requests now and avoid the crunch! Please plan – we are here to help if you have any questions.
Full list of 2023/24 FYE Deadlines
Please share this message with any staff or faculty you feel should be notified. Feel free to reach out to our Strategic Sourcing team for any questions at strategicsourcing-c-ps@sjsu.edu.
Wishing you all a great and successful month!
PO Encumbrance Management Workshop
FinanceConnect will host the PO Encumbrance Management Workshop on Friday, March 22 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
We’ll begin the session with an overview of the lifecycle of a Purchase Order (PO) which includes a review of tools available in CFS and the Finance Data Warehouse that aid in managing PO encumbrances. After the overview, we’ll open the session to Q&A and hands-on review of POs. Bring some PO numbers for us to review!
No reservation is needed, just login and join us with your questions.