Requirements
All purchases made with funds under the control of the University must follow 2 important principles:
- Higher authority approval (Dean, Associate/Assistant Deans, Department Chairs, Unit Supervisors of Auxiliary Accounts)
- Identification of assets to be monitored and maintained in accordance with State mandated guidelines
- Capital Asset Management Guidelines (External link)
- Non-Capital Asset Management Guidelines (External link)
Loaner Policy for Faculty and Staff
The School of Dentistry will follow the following process to purchase and manage all equipment including but not limited to computers, audiovisual, cell phones, etc.:
- Submit request to supervisor identifying item, cost, and funding source
- Forward approved request to IT for purchase. Please use the Purchase Request link on the previous page or follow the link below:
- IT department will receive items to be tagged and entered into inventory including location of the asset.
- Movement of all assets in inventory must be processed through IT department so that a complete and accurate inventory log will be maintained as required by the State of Maryland.
- Disposal of all assets in inventory must be processed through IT department so that a complete and accurate inventory log will be maintained as required by the State of Maryland.
- Purchases that require research or questions can be emailed to sodhelp@umaryland.edu where we can answer questions and generate quotes before submitting them to the Purchase Request System.
- You can also contact us directly by phone at 410-706-2084 where we can try to assist with immediate questions or generate a ticket for response.
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