Chemicals - Lab

Procurement Agent(s)
Gruhn, Melissa

Description

Lab Chemicals should be purchased through Chemistry Stores when available there. If the chemicals are not available through Chemistry Stores, the purchasing procedures detailed below should be used. For gas cylinders and controlled substances, please see the separate procedures for these types of purchases.


ISU maintains a contract for chemicals and supplies through Fisher Scientific, VWR Scientific, and Millipore Sigma. ISU has discounted pricing for all items available in the Fisher, Sigma and VWR catalogs and other items that may not be in the catalog. Pricing can be obtained from the Fisher, VWR or Sigma sales representatives or by accessing contracted pricing in the cyBUY contract marketplace in Workday.

ISU also maintains contracts for research chemicals with Qiagen, BioRad, Revvity and Thermo Fisher/Life Technologies in the cyBUY marketplace.

Pricing can also be obtained by contacting Melissa Gruhn in the Procurement Services Department. 

How to Buy

Is the item being purchased a toxin or biological agent included on the restricted list of Biowarfare Agents or the list of Select Agents and High Consequence Livestock Pathogens and Toxins?

Contact EH&S at ehsinfo@iastate.edu for specific security requirements.

Are the items available through Chemistry Stores?

Purchase items through Chemistry Stores catalog.

Are the items available through any of the cyBUY suppliers (Fisher, Millipore Sigma, Qiagen, VWR, Thermo Life Technologies)?

Access the cyBUY catalog in Workday to purchase your items.

Is the dollar value of the purchase over your P-Card limit?

Create a non-catalog requisition in Workday with any accompanying information about the requested purchase to Procurement Services (i.e. order form, quote, email from supplier, etc.). If you need assistance creating a non-catalog requisition in Workday, email the information to finance_delivery@iastate.edu.

Do you have an ISU Purchasing Card and will the supplier accept the card for the transaction?

Use Purchasing Card and provide receipts, business purpose and Worktag to your ISD by emailing to finance_delivery@iastate.edu or add the receipts to your PCV in Workday.

Create a non-catalog requisition in Workday with any accompanying information about the requested purchase to Procurement Services (i.e. order form, quote, email from supplier, etc.). If you need assistance creating a non-catalog requisition in Workday, email the information to finance_delivery@iastate.edu.