There are 3 available Guided Buying forms in BuyWays: Goods Only Form - Used when you are purchasing goods only, regardless of dollar amount Services under $50K Form - Used when you are purchasing services (or services & goods) with a combined total of less than $50,000 Services over $50K Form - Used when you are purchasing services (or services & goods) with a combined total of $50,000…
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When is an No Bid Justification (NBJ) Required?, A No Bid Justification is needed when the Sourcing Requirements cannot be met for a Purchase. To view the Sourcing Requirements please see the Competitive Procurement Reference Guide ., Exceptions to Competitive Procurement, No Bid Justification (NBJ), & GPOs, Products or Services purchased off a University, State (OSD)/ COMMBUYS , E&I (Educational & Institutional Cooperative Purchasing) or MHEC (Massachusetts Higher Education Consortium) contract Purchases of materials, goods, commodities, leases (including equipment or real property), or licenses (including software or real property) less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) in value.…, No Bid Justification (NBJ) , (formerly sole source): For UMB and UMass Amherst Campuses, can also be used for select departments in other campuses whose requisitions do not originate in BuyWays., New No Bid Justification (NBJ) DocuSign form Campus specific requirements: DocuSign NBJ Requirements and Process (General) DocuSign NBJ Requirements and Process (Amherst) Amherst NBJ Seminar Recording
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In the US alone at least 12 million people use a screen reader, a screen magnifier or braille to read email, so it's best to make any email sent to a broad distribution accessible to people with limited or no vision. We'll use Outlook to show techniques for creating accessible messages, but these guidelines apply to any email program. Nearly, all assistive technology is designed to work well with…
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They say a picture is worth a thousand words. In email, images communicate all sorts of information from useful and informative to casual and funny. To make that information available to people with low or no vision, create alternative text that conveys the same information in words. Use alt text to describe what's important about the image and what information it adds to your message. To add…
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Sometimes, email messages contain information that requires more structure than simple text. By creating a bulleted list or a table, you can communicate, order, and relationships in the text more effectively. For example, you might send someone a list of things that are important for a shared project. But handmade lists can be hard to read and difficult for accessibility tools to process…
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Obtain Pre-Travel Authorization (also known as Prior Approval):, University Travelers must obtain prior approval/pre-travel authorization in Concur prior to booking travel. Please see the Before Booking Travel (Pre-Travel Authorization) section for additional information., Book Travel Arrangements:, University Travelers can book their travel after pre-travel authorization is obtained. University travelers are encouraged to book travel through Concur. See the Booking Travel section for additional information., Register Travel:, University Travelers must register travel once travel is approved and booked. There are two options for registering University Travel: , Book Travel within Concur:, Travel booked within Concur is automatically registered. Travelers booking their Travel in Concur do not need to take additional steps to register their Travel. OR, Register Your Travel Via Email:, Travel booked outside of Concur (i.e., another travel management company, online booking tools such as Orbitz, etc., direct booking with an airline or hotel, etc.) must be manually registered by the Traveler through email. Please see the appropriate sections below for guidance on how to correctly register your travel. Travelers are also encouraged to visit Before Departure to obtain information…
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