UCSF Campus Supply Chain Management (SCM) facilitates the purchase of high-quality goods and services at the least total cost while ensuring compliance with all University of California policies and state and federal regulations. This allows UCSF faculty, staff, and students to acquire the goods and services they need in a secure way.

You should not personally purchase or use a departmental purchase card (usually referred to as a P-Card), as there are required steps to have software go through a risk assessment process. Use Supply Chain Management as a resource to ensure secure purchases of new software and services. Buying guidelines & policies are detailed by Supply Chain Management.

Directions

1. Visit the Buying Software Cloud Computing Supply Chain Management and Cloud Service Basic FAQs sites for guidance.
2. If you are unaware if a software you are interested in utilizing has been approved for use, it is encouraged to contact IT Security at [email protected] to determine if a risk assessment is required.
3. Complete the BearBuy Software and Cloud Computing form from your MyAccess Account. 

Support

For further guidance on BearBuy or general purchasing questions, contact the UCSF IT Service Desk or (415)-514-4100.

UCSF staff, faculty, and students can submit a service ticket at Supply Chain Management Support for more assistance.