Welcome to Procurement Services!

Procurement Services assists the Rensselaer community with the procurement of goods and services. We provide responsive, efficient, and timely acquisition of quality products and services at fair and reasonable pricing, consistent with Institute requirements and Federal guidelines.

The SmART (Small Procurement Assessment and Recommendation Team) is working to establish interim solutions to help serve the needs that were previously met through the use of the Rensselaer P-card. New alternatives are developing often, so please do check frequently for the most up to date developments.

We stand ready to help you with any unique needs that cannot be addressed through the interim solutions and planning ahead for requisitioning through OSCAR. Please call Linda Cook at 276-2156 for guidance.

The Purchasing staff is available to help you:

• order goods and services using Rensselaer Preferred and Marketplace Suppliers
• use OSCAR, RPI’s eProcurement system
• identify sources, including diversity suppliers
• solicit and review quotes, bids and proposals
• negotiate terms and conditions
• issue and expedite orders
• resolve vendor issues

Please refer to the Full Purchasing Policies for complete information.

The Quick Starts menu offers selected procedural and policy highlights designed to help you complete your purchasing tasks quickly. Quick Starts provide step-by-step references for many of the frequently used purchasing procedures and transactions. Select a Quick Start by purchasing, payment or receiving. Each Quick Start will provide you with links to the form(s) you will need, as well as links to the related purchasing policies if you would like know more.