COVID-19 Updates

Sourcing & Procurement will send out periodic updates as COVID-19 impacts our campus operations. Please see email updates below. If you are not receiving these emails, please fill out this form to subscribe.

Research PPE Products

Sourcing and Procurement has suspended operations at the PPE store at 700 Beacon Street due to current product availability in the marketplace. We recommend that you utilize our preferred PPE suppliers to fulfil your daily requirements. Please find a short list of preferred suppliers below:

Fisher Scientific / Kathryn McLean (Kathryn.mclean@thermofisher.com)

Grainger / Sharon Dennehy (sharon.dennehy@grainger.com)

Henry Schein / Jim Gonsalves (james.gonsalves@henryschein.com)

Medline / Casey Morris (cjmorris@medline.com)

The top three suppliers listed above all have punchout catalogs in Guided BUying to check for product availability upon order placement.

If you are experiencing any delays with procuring PPE inventory, please reach out directly to our sales representatives for assistance.

Shipments & Deliveries

COVID-19 Shipments and Deliveries

COVID-19 Amazon Shipments and Deliveries

Setting Delivery Addresses During COVID-19

Travel

Travel Services continues to monitor the impacts of COVID-19 on BU’s business travel community. We have compiled a list of resources and commonly asked questions in the attached Coronavirus (COVID-19) Business Travel Advisory. If you have any other questions or concerns, please submit a ticket to Sourcing & Procurement.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Business Travel Advisory

Travel Update

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