Lab Equipment and Supplies (Kelly Freel) - Under $25,000) (Al Brooks) - $25,000 and over)
General Information . . .
ISU maintains a contract for lab equipment, supplies and chemicals through Fisher Scientific. ISU has discounted pricing for all items available in the Fisher catalog and other items that may not be in the catalog. Pricing can be obtained from the Fisher sales representative or by a password protected Fisher website that gives ISU discounted pricing. Passwords to the site can be obtained by contacting the Fisher representative Brooke Nelson (1-800-955-6666 ext. 5977).
Pricing can also be obtained by contacting
Al Brooks or Cory Harms in Purchasing. Purchasing can set up a departmental contract for any department requesting one. Orders for these contracts are placed using release numbers allowing the purchase to be billed on the contract. Contracts allow purchases up to $5000 per release order for items costing less than$5,000 each. Items over $5,000 are classified as equipment and need to be purchased by sending a web requisition to Purchasing. Contact
Al Brooks for information on departmental contracts for Fisher.
Procurement Procedure . . .
To find the best way to procure the goods or services in this category, please answer each of the following questions by clicking [yes] or [no].
Is the dollar value of the purchase over $5000 or any single item over $5,000? [yes][no]
» Submit a web requisition with any accompanying information about the transaction to Purchasing (i.e. order form, quote, etc.).
Do you have a departmental Fisher contract? [yes][no]
» Obtain release number from your departmental contract coordinator and place order with Fisher Scientific (1-800-766-7000) using the release number that was provided to you.
Is the dollar value of the purchase over
your p-card limit? [yes][no]
» Submit a web requisition with any accompanying information about the transaction to Purchasing (i.e. order form, quote, etc.).
Do you have an ISU Purchasing Card and will the vendor accept the card for the transaction? [yes][no]
» Use Purchasing Card and retain any receipts and order forms in your Purchasing Card files.
» Submit a web requisition with any accompanying information about the transaction to Purchasing (i.e. order form, quote, etc.).
Is the dollar value of the purchase over
your p-card limit? [yes][no]
» Submit a web requisition with any accompanying information about the transaction to Purchasing (i.e. order form, quote, etc.).
Do you have an ISU Purchasing Card and will the vendor accept the card for the transaction? [yes][no]
» Use Purchasing Card and retain any receipts and order forms in your Purchasing Card files.
» Submit a web requisition with any accompanying information about the transaction to Purchasing (i.e. order form, quote, etc.).
Agricultural
Lab Equipment/Supplies