March 13, 2020
Supply Chain Management News
Off-Cycle Announcement
Dear Campus Community,
  
Supply Chain Management (SCM) would like to inform you of important updates regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak .

If you have any questions, please contact the BearBuy Help Desk at 
510-664-9000 (options 1, 2) or  BearBuyHelp@berkeley.edu  for immediate assistance.

Thank you for your continued support, 
Supply Chain Management
Limited Availability:
Sanitizers and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Many commonly purchased supplies are on backorder and have limited availability, including:
  • N95 Masks
  • Hand sanitizers (esp. bottles under 64 oz)
  • Nitrile gloves

Where possible, items in BearBuy may have been flagged as  LIMITED AVAILABILITY  or in a few cases, the entire Supplier's catalog has been marked as  Check for Availability . 

Please check directly with your local sales representative regarding availability and delivery estimates should your order(s) fall under one of the categories. If the Supplier offers a punchout catalog, please use that catalog to identify current stock availability. 

PPE and hand sanitizers have been in short supply nationally and companies are selling out within hours of deliveries from manufacturers. Manufacturers are reporting shortages of pump parts and some raw materials.

We kindly ask for your patience and advise you to work directly with your buyers, EHS, and Facilities to support emergency needs for these items.
Event Cancellations
Departments are faced with the decision of canceling events and projects, requiring cancellation or termination of contracts. Depending upon the terms of the contract, UC Berkeley Supply Chain Management may be able to provide guidance and/or assist in communications to Suppliers.

Please  contact your buyer  as soon as possible when your department may be heading in the direction of canceling an agreement. 
In-Stock Computer Purchases through IT Client Services
IT Client Services Procurement & Provisioning aims to ensure that all staff have the proper computer equipment and software installed in order to be able to work from home. 
 
Our computers will have the UC Berkeley standard image (Berkeley Desktop) and software (Global Protect VPN, Microsoft office, and Adobe Acrobat) installed. These in-stock computers can be delivered to your local technician generally within one week . Please be aware that we may also be impacted by COVID-19 related activities which could impact our turnaround time. We have the following standard models in stock:
 
• Dell Latitude 7400 (Standard & Power user)
• Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch
• Apple MacBook Air 13-inch
 
Please be advised that if you plan to order directly through UC Berkeley recommended vendors (Apple & Dell) instead, the purchased equipment would not have the UC Berkeley standard image (Berkeley Desktop) and software (Global Protect VPN, Microsoft office, and Adobe Acrobat) installed. Therefore, you would have to open a ServiceNow ticket to request your local technician to pick up the purchased computer equipment, image it, and then return it to you.

Here are the current shipping lead-times to have your order delivered to UC Berkeley (not including the amount of time for the steps mentioned above):
 
Apple:
Macbook Pro: 13-inch 3-5 business days
Macbook Air 13-inch: 1-2 weeks
 
Dell:
Dell Latitude 7400 (Standard & Power User): 10-13 business days
Dell Latitude 5300 (Non-touch): 10—13 business days

To purchase our in-stock computers, please log in to BearBuy and select the IT Client Services: Provisioning Supported Computer Purchases tile located in the Computer Hardware & Software section .