Change is an opportunity for growth, and at the UMass Unified Procurement Services Team (UPST), we embrace transitions as a chance to build on our successes. In this milestone year, we welcomed new leadership, with Michael Durkin stepping into the role of Chief Procurement Officer and Brian Girard as Deputy Chief Procurement Officer. Together, they will lead UPST into an exciting future of enhanced services and collaboration.
A significant factor in the growth and success of UMass is the strong partnerships we develop with our suppliers. Our individual campus Facilities departments and the Massachusetts Higher Education Consortium (MHEC) worked together to streamline the MRO supplier base at UMass while also driving campus-specific roadshows targeted at putting our suppliers in direct contact with our end users. In this new article, UPST Category Manager Michael Boyle discusses the program and highlights its benefits for our suppliers.
This past year marked a significant milestone for the Unified Procurement Services Team (UPST), a department within the UMass President's Office Administration & Finance function, as we celebrated five years of providing streamlined and efficient procurement services across the University of Massachusetts system. Since its inception, UPST has driven innovation, created efficiencies, and strengthened partnerships, enabling UMass to fulfill its mission of delivering world-class education and groundbreaking research.
Cambridge Computer, a prominent Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) certified by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, specializes in cloud storage, networking, data protection, and digital archiving technologies. With over 32 years in business, they are a three-time winner of NVIDIA's Partner of the Year award and continue to support numerous clients to meet their IT business needs.
Signing the UMass MSA is the best way to expedite having a contract in place and allows You, the Contractor, the ability to work with all UMass Campus’. One MSA has all the terms and conditions needed and have only to be negotiated once.
