IT Procurement

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

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— Outlines the process for campus specific security reviews


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— 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: 

Campus-Specific IT Procurement Information

• Boulder: Standard Computer Hardware and Available Software
• UCCS: Computer and Software Purchasing for Faculty and Staff
• Anschutz and Denver: IT Procurement | Fiscal Compliance
• System Office: Office of Information Security