The 22.3 upgrade release in BearBUY will go live on November 7, 2022. 

Check out the 22.3 New Feature Highlights for more information and details!

ATTENTION: Due to this upgrade release, BearBUY will be unavailable on Friday, November 4th at 6pm ~ Sunday, November 6th at 12pm. Please complete all BearBUY requests PRIOR to this outage.

In alignment with the 22.3 upgrade release, Supply Chain is pleased to announce two (2) NEW eCourses that will be launched in UC Learning on November 7th as well:

1. BearBUY 2.0 Intermediate for Shoppers

UC Learning Course Code: BEESS960-Online

2. BearBUY Purchase Order Changes

UC Learning Course Code: BEESS980-Online

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• Google Chrome & Microsoft Edge (preferred)
• FireFox & Safari (unsupported)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer (incompatible)

Please note that BearBUY 1.0 Basics for Shoppers (UC Learning Course Code: BEESS950-Online) AND BearBUY 2.0 Intermediate for Shoppers are prerequisites to taking BearBUY Purchase Order Changes. These essential BearBUY training eCourses should take about 3 hours total to complete at your own convenience.

If you successfully complete these new training courses between November 7, 2022 to January 7, 2023, you will be automatically entered for a chance to win a $20 Amazon gift card.

Disclaimer: You must complete the eCourses AND pass the fun quizzes within the promotional period to qualify. No need to be present to win since the drawing will be recorded and posted on the SCM website. Winners will be notified via email.

The McMaster Carr punchout catalog will be available on Monday, 10/31/2022!

Check out this new catalog for your industrial tools and electronics needs!

The Office of Sustainability partnered with the travel office, IT, campus leadership, and financial groups to launch the UC Berkeley Business Air Travel Carbon Mitigation Program! This program mitigates the high environmental impacts of UC Berkeley’s business air travel by funding campus projects that reduce our carbon footprint. Starting this year, a small fee will be assessed for business air travel that is funded by UC dollars ($10 for domestic trips, and $25 for offshore/international trips). The fee is assessed for trips booked with unrestricted funds when the travel report is submitted. So far, 21 units have opted into the program to cover the fee for air trips booked with restricted funds through a once a year true up. The fees will be invested in essential campus projects. Some of these projects will also save the campus money, particularly those that reduce energy use or the need to travel. UC Berkeley business travelers can continue to book flights with no changes to the booking and reimbursement process. Learn more at the Office of Sustainability’s website and contact sustainability@berkeley.edu for any additional questions.  

Business Services (BearBUY, Procurement, Business Contracts & Brand Protection, Property Management, and Library Bindery) will observe the Thanksgiving closure period from 11/24/2022 through 11/25/2022 and winter curtailment/holiday break beginning at noon, 12/22/2022 and returning to the office on 01/03/2023.

The campus community is encouraged to submit requests for services and high-value orders (over $10,000) by 12/01/2022 for any goods or services required for research and operational continuity in December. Business Services will make every effort to complete work in the order submitted. During the curtailment period, self-service tools such as BearBUY, BETS, and BCMS will be available for use although approvals will be impacted by staff availability.

Catalog orders that meet auto-approval thresholds will continue to dispatch normally in BearBUY. Orders requiring additional approval levels may be delayed based on departmental staffing levels across campus.

Emergency Life-Safety acquisitions and automatic approvals (such as catalog orders under $1,000.00) will continue to be processed over the curtailment periods.

If you have an emergency during this time, please email your assigned buyer and copy supplychain@berkeley.edu with the subject line "Emergency Acquisition" and be sure to include a description of the business need as well as a PO or Requisition Number. A buyer will contact you as soon as possible during regular business hours.

As a reminder: Only those emergencies necessary to protect the life-safety of the campus community will be processed. Departments must plan to obtain sufficient safety stock to maintain research continuity.

Please report any service issues or unscheduled downtime to bearbuyhelp@berkeley.edu. When checking Service Levels, please note a delay in turnaround time due to limited staffing.

For emergencies related to Moving Services and Property Management, please contact Eric Anglim, Director, 510-409-0044, eanglim@berkeley.edu ; include a description of the emergency and return contact information.

Source: https://supplychain.berkeley.edu/news/scm-winter-curtailment-2022