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PSC Procurement: IT Procurement

IT Agreement
— Established IT Agreements
— Department & Campus Agreements
— Enterprise Agreements

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IT Security Security Risk and Compliance
— Outlines the process for campus specific security reviews


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How to Buy IT Goods and Services
— Review the preferred methods for procuring IT good and services


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This guidance for procuring technology (or information technology or IT) goods and services at the University of Colorado is actively managed by the Procurement Service Center (PSC). The PSC is a part of University of Colorado System Administration and provides purchasing and payables services for the University’s campuses – Boulder, Denver | Anschutz, and Colorado Springs – and System Administration.

This content is intended to clearly outline the appropriate process for making IT purchases using the various purchasing vehicles available to university employees: CU Marketplace, the Procurement Card, the Travel Card, and through Employee Reimbursement. The guidelines contained herein have been established to facilitate due diligence in the purchase of IT hardware, software and other related goods and services to ensure:

  • compatibility with existing platforms and systems,
  • completion of contract review,
  • completion of IT security risk and compliance review, and
  • use of a purchasing method that adheres to university rules and requirements, compliance audit findings and resulting directives. 

The guidelines in this procedure apply to all technology resources and related services that are owned, used, or otherwise operated by the University, regardless of the source of funding, location or intended purpose. Technology goods and services include but are not limited to: 

21.01 IT Consulting & Developers How-to-Buy IT Consulting and Developers   [5]

21.02 IT Staff Augmentation How-to-Buy IT Staff Augmentation  [6]

21.03 IT Services – Other How-to-Buy IT Services Other [7]

22.01 Computer Data Storage Management Systems How-to-Buy Computer Data Storage Management Systems   [8]

22.02 Computer Equipment & Accessories How-to-Buy Computer Equipment and Accessories  [9]

22.03 IT Hardware & Maintenance – Other How-to-Buy IT Hardware and Maintenance Other [10]

23.01 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Software How-to-Buy Artificial Intelligence AI Software   [11]

23.02 Business Intelligence & Data Analysis Software How-to-Buy Business Intelligence and Data Analysis Software  [12]

23.03 Cloud Computing Software & Services How-to-Buy Cloud Computing Software and Services  [13]

23.04 Computer Game / Entertainment Software How-to-Buy Computer Game Entertainment Software  [14]

23.05 Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software How-to-Buy Customer Relationship Management CRM Software  [15]

23.06 Educational Software How-to-Buy Educational Software  [16]

23.07 Enterprise Resource Planning ERP Software How-to-Buy Enterprise Resource Planning ERP Software  [17]

23.08 IT Software Maintenance & Support How-to-Buy IT Software Maintenance and Support  [18]

23.09 Medical Software How-to-Buy Medical Software  [19]

23.10 Network Management Software How-to-Buy Network Management Software [20] 

Campus-Specific IT Procurement Information

Resources

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Policies and Procedures

PSC Procedural Statements

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Procurement Service Center
Source URL:https://www.cu.edu/psc/procurement/sourcing/it-procurement

Links
[1] https://www.cu.edu/psc/procurement/sourcing/it-procurement [2] https://www.cu.edu/psc/procurement/sourcing/it-procurement/it-agreements [3] https://www.cu.edu/psc/procurement/sourcing/it-procurement/it-security-compliance [4] https://www.cu.edu/psc/procurement/sourcing/it-procurement/how-buy-it-goods-and-services [5] https://pschelp.cu.edu/s/article/How-to-Buy-IT-Consulting-and-Developers [6] https://pschelp.cu.edu/s/article/How-to-Buy-IT-Staff-Augmentation [7] https://pschelp.cu.edu/s/article/How-to-Buy-IT-Services-Other [8] https://pschelp.cu.edu/s/article/How-to-Buy-Computer-Data-Storage-Management-Systems [9] https://pschelp.cu.edu/s/article/How-to-Buy-Computer-Equipment-and-Accessories [10] https://pschelp.cu.edu/s/article/How-to-Buy-IT-Hardware-and-Maintenance-Other [11] https://pschelp.cu.edu/s/article/How-to-Buy-Artificial-Intelligence-AI-Software [12] https://pschelp.cu.edu/s/article/How-to-Buy-Business-Intelligence-and-Data-Analysis-Software [13] https://pschelp.cu.edu/s/article/How-to-Buy-Cloud-Computing-Software-and-Services [14] https://pschelp.cu.edu/s/article/How-to-Buy-Computer-Game-Entertainment-Software [15] https://pschelp.cu.edu/s/article/How-to-Buy-Customer-Relationship-Management-CRM-Software [16] https://pschelp.cu.edu/s/article/How-to-Buy-Educational-Software [17] https://pschelp.cu.edu/s/article/How-to-Buy-Enterprise-Resource-Planning-ERP-Software [18] https://pschelp.cu.edu/s/article/How-to-Buy-IT-Software-Maintenance-and-Support [19] https://pschelp.cu.edu/s/article/How-to-Buy-Medical-Software [20] https://pschelp.cu.edu/s/article/How-to-Buy-Network-Management-Software [21] https://oit.colorado.edu/software-hardware/standard-computer-hardware-and-software [22] https://oit.uccs.edu/services/personal-computing-and-devices/facstapurchasing [23] https://www.cuanschutz.edu/offices/fiscal-compliance/resources/it-procurement [24] https://www.cu.edu/security [25] https://oit.colorado.edu/ [26] https://oit.uccs.edu/ [27] https://www.ucdenver.edu/offices/office-of-information-technology [28] https://www.cu.edu/uis [29] https://www.cu.edu/service-desk/how-guides/guidance-artificial-intelligence-tools-use [30] https://www.cu.edu/doc/it-related-procurement-checklistpdf [31] https://www.cu.edu/psc/it-procurement-guidance [32] https://pschelp.cu.edu/s/article/How-to-Buy-Office-Business-Operations-Software [33] https://pschelp.cu.edu/s/article/How-to-Buy-Point-of-Sale-Software [34] https://pschelp.cu.edu/s/article/How-to-Buy-IT-Software-Other [35] https://pschelp.cu.edu/s/ [36] https://www.cu.edu/psc/procurement-rules [37] https://www.cu.edu/ope/aps/6005 [38] https://www.cu.edu/ope/aps/6010 [39] https://www.cu.edu/ope/aps/2005 [40] https://www.cu.edu/controller/procedures/finance-procedural-statements/finance-procedural-statement-business-expense [41] https://www.cu.edu/controller/procedures/finance-procedural-statements/finance-procedural-statement-personal-technology [42] https://www.cu.edu/psc/procedures