{"id":8614,"date":"2026-07-02T08:29:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T13:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/procurement-services\/?page_id=8614"},"modified":"2026-07-02T08:29:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T13:29:34","slug":"procurement-services-newsletter-issue-5","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/procurement-services\/procurement-services-newsletter-issue-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Procurement Services Newsletter &#8211; Issue #5"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Volume 1, Issue 5<br \/>\nPublication Date: June 30, 2026<\/h4>\n<h2>Table of Contents<\/h2>\n<h4>Introduction<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Procurement Services Training<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Helpful Info<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Ticketing System Guide &#8211; Statuses<\/li>\n<li>BOG48 vs BOG48HR<\/li>\n<li>Closing POs in Marketplace<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Updates<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Catalog Supplier List<\/li>\n<li>Newsletter Database<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Procurement Services Training<\/h2>\n<p><strong>As a reminder<\/strong>, all Marshall University employees are required to complete the virtual Procurement Services Training by J<strong>uly 1, 2026<\/strong>\u00a0to maintain access to both <strong>P-Cards and Marshall Marketplace<\/strong>. We encourage everyone to complete the training as soon as possible to ensure uninterrupted access to these procurement resources.<\/p>\n<p>To access Procurement Services Training, log in to myMU and select the My Training tab. Under Active Courses, you will find Procurement Services Training. Selecting the course will redirect you to the training content in Blackboard.<\/p>\n<p>If you experience any issues accessing the training or do not see Procurement Services Training available to you, please <strong>submit a support ticket<\/strong>\u00a0through MyMU -&gt; My Support -&gt; Submit a General IT Support case.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do I know if I have completed the training?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please visit MyMU -&gt; click My Training -&gt; Active Courses -&gt; Procurement Services Training -&gt; You will be redirected to Blackboard -&gt; click the Achievements tab at the top to view your <strong>badges<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Ticketing System Guide &#8211; Statuses<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Not sure what the statuses mean on your ticket? Here&#8217;s a few points that should serve as a helpful guide on each of the statuses.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Awaiting CPO Signature<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This is awaiting our CPO&#8217;s signature<\/li>\n<li>After the documents go through Pending MU Legal Review and Pending WVAG Review, the final signature needed is from our CPO.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Awaiting User Input<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We need more information from <strong>you<\/strong>!<\/li>\n<li>Examples: Please upload your quote, fill out a hospitality form, fill out an ATF, this needs your signature, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Awaiting Vendor Input<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We are reaching out to the vendor for more information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Awaiting Vendor Signature<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We need the vendor to sign certain documents.<\/li>\n<li>Examples: WV96, quotes, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pending Budget Review<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You will need to work with the <strong>Budget Office<\/strong>\u00a0to verify that there are available funds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pending CFO Review<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This is awaiting our CFO&#8217;s review and signature<\/li>\n<li>Examples: ATF signatures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pending Contract Review<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The contract is with our Contract Specialist for review<\/li>\n<li>After Contract Review, this will move to MU Legal Review<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pending Inquiry w\/Cooperative Partner<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We need to see if a Cooperative partner of ours will accept the good\/service on their co-op<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pending MU Legal Review<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The documents are with our legal team for review<\/li>\n<li>After the MU Legal Review, this will move to Pending WVAG Review, then it will come back for our CPO&#8217;s signature (Status: Awaiting CPO Signature).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pending Onboarding w\/Existing Contract<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We need to see if the goods\/services can be onboarded with one of our existing contracts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pending Procurement Review<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This is in your dedicated Purchasing Agent&#8217;s queue for review; they will update you and move it to different statuses, depending on what is needed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pending Vendor Management<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vendor Management is adding the supplier to <strong>Banner<\/strong>\u00a0and <strong>wvOasis<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pending WVAG Review<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This has been sent to the West Virginia Attorney General&#8217;s office for review and signature<\/li>\n<li><strong>Any orders over 50k must go to the WVAG&#8217;s office<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>BOG-48 v.s. BOG48HR<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/procurement-services\/files\/BOG48-REV_11262024.pdf\"><strong>BOG-48<\/strong> <\/a>&#8211; <strong>an individual person that will be paid under a different business name.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For example: an employee reimbursement through MURC. The vendors&#8217; name will be Marshall University Research Corporation instead of the employee&#8217;s name, and this will also reflect in Marketplace<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/procurement-services\/files\/BOG48HR-1v2_11262024.pdf\">BOG48HR<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; <strong>an individual person that is being paid.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For example: a photographer for an event that will be using their name for payment. In Marketplace, the vendor&#8217;s name will have to be the individual&#8217;s name.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Closing Purchase Orders in Marketplace<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Reminder<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>if you need to close a purchase order in Marketplace, please put a ticket in under the <strong>General Information\/Ask a Question<\/strong>\u00a0category and provide the <strong>MP <\/strong>number of the purchase order you would like to close and we will assist you!<\/p>\n<p><strong>To submit this ticket&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Visit <strong>MyMU<\/strong> -&gt; Click the\u00a0<strong>My Support <\/strong>tab at the top -&gt; Click the green button that says <strong>Submit Procurement Issues and Requests Form<\/strong>\u00a0-&gt; Click the drop-down menu -&gt; General Information\/Ask a Question (all hyperlinks in this section are clickable).<\/p>\n<h2>Marshall Marketplace Catalog Supplier List<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Catalog<\/strong> &#8211; Products that have a built-in market in Marshall Marketplace or in their own punch-out website with special pricing. <strong>High volume, low dollar transactions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Non-Catalog<\/strong> &#8211; Products that must have a quote and are outsourced from the suppliers&#8217; separate website.<\/p>\n<p><strong>As of February 20, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 381px\" width=\"658\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"265\">\n<ul>\n<li>4Imprint<\/li>\n<li>Amazon<\/li>\n<li>Apple<\/li>\n<li>Artina<\/li>\n<li>B&amp;H Foto and Electronics Corp.<\/li>\n<li>CDW Government LLC<\/li>\n<li>Consolidus<\/li>\n<li>Dell<\/li>\n<li>Fastenal<\/li>\n<li>Ferguson Enterprises<\/li>\n<li>Fisher Scientific<\/li>\n<li>Global Industrial<\/li>\n<li>Henry Schein<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"268\">\n<ul>\n<li>Home Depot USA, Inc<\/li>\n<li>Kimball Midwest <strong>(NEW!)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Lenovo<\/li>\n<li>Linde Gas &amp; Equipment<\/li>\n<li>Lowe&#8217;s Pro<\/li>\n<li>ODP<\/li>\n<li>Staples<\/li>\n<li>State Electric<\/li>\n<li>Stationer&#8217;s Inc<\/li>\n<li>Sherwin Williams<\/li>\n<li>Sigma Aldrich<\/li>\n<li>Vertiv<\/li>\n<li>W.W. Grainger, Inc<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Newsletter Database<\/h2>\n<p>Think something should have been covered in this issue? It may have already been covered on another one. Here&#8217;s a clickable link to our other issues.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"cbTUrcxG5B\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/procurement-services\/procurement-services-newsletter\/\">Procurement Services Newsletter<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cProcurement Services Newsletter\u201d \u2014 Procurement Services\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/procurement-services\/procurement-services-newsletter\/embed\/#?secret=WAmj53Q31t#?secret=cbTUrcxG5B\" data-secret=\"cbTUrcxG5B\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Check out our Homepage!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/procurement-services\/\">Procurement Services &#8211; Homepage<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lots of exciting things are happening on our homepage. Catalog and non-catalog order guide checklists, the Purchasing Handbook, purchasing training resources, the newsletter in a different format, oh my! Resources are always available (<strong>24\/7<\/strong>), please visit our website and explore all the helpful possibilities updated and managed by our awesome team.<\/p>\n<h2>Did You Know&#8230;<br \/>\n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 gap-6 mt-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative flex flex-col items-center justify-center text-center rounded-lg p-10 min-h-40 overflow-hidden bg-white shadow-sm transition-all duration-200 \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 right-0 h-1 bg-green\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"text-5xl lg:text-6xl font-black text-green leading-none\">2,685<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt-3 text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-widest text-gray-500 leading-relaxed\">Purchase Orders Processed in Fiscal Year 2025<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative flex flex-col items-center justify-center text-center rounded-lg p-10 min-h-40 overflow-hidden bg-white shadow-sm transition-all duration-200 \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 right-0 h-1 bg-green\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"text-5xl lg:text-6xl font-black text-green leading-none\">63<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt-3 text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-widest text-gray-500 leading-relaxed\">Current University Open-End Contracts<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative flex flex-col items-center justify-center text-center rounded-lg p-10 min-h-40 overflow-hidden bg-white shadow-sm transition-all duration-200 \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 right-0 h-1 bg-green\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"text-5xl lg:text-6xl font-black text-green leading-none\">31<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt-3 text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-widest text-gray-500 leading-relaxed\">Bid &amp; Proposal Opportunities in Fiscal Year 2025<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Volume 1, Issue 5 Publication Date: June 30, 2026 Table of Contents Introduction Procurement Services Training Helpful Info Ticketing System Guide &#8211; Statuses BOG48 vs BOG48HR Closing POs in Marketplace Updates Catalog Supplier List Newsletter Database Procurement Services Training As a reminder, all Marshall University employees are required to complete the virtual Procurement Services Training<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":262,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8614","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/procurement-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/procurement-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/procurement-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/procurement-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/262"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/procurement-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8614"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/procurement-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8614\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8620,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/procurement-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8614\/revisions\/8620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/procurement-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}