Supplier or Vendor Contracts
The use of required supplier or vendor contracts is a 91¿´Æ¬Íø of Ohio initiative mandated by the . 91¿´Æ¬Íø implemented the mandate into university policy in order to increase efficiencies in expense management, as well as decrease cost to students and their families. All purchases of goods and/or services for which there is an existing university contract with one or more preferred vendor(s) must be made from those vendors.
Additional information about the mandate and considerations about vendor selection can be found at the Preferred Vendor Contracts FAQ.
These commodities and their corresponding vendors are the only mandated university contracts. If you need help sourcing goods or services with any other commodity, please contact procurement@kent.edu and diversevendorhelp@kent.edu for recommendations. Updates to these vendor contracts will be communicated through BAS forum communications.
Vendor contract categories
Browse the sections below to view required and preferred vendors by commodity.
