Ucla Vendor Agreement

Our 60,000-000-000-000-in-members invite small and large suppliers to provide us with the best goods and services you have to offer. Many agreements between the university and its suppliers take the form of an order (PO) that uses the university`s standard terms or, for state-funded purchases, the purchase terms required by the U.S. government. In “software license agreements”, the university undertakes to acquire a minimum number of licenses first or during the term of the contract. If the university does not fulfil the obligation, one or more of the following consequences may occur: the university asks suppliers in writing to apply competitively for the supply of goods and services. Under national legislation and UC guidelines, Ucla is required to open expenses of more than $50,000 annually to tenders, with a few exceptions. To offer opportunities to those who wish to do business with the university, many offers can receive responses from a large number of potential suppliers. Three offers from qualified suppliers are usually the minimum requirement. Limited volume licensing agreements and in some unlimited volume agreements may contain a provision limiting the campus to the number of copies distributed. Some licensing agreements may or may not allow individual faculty members, staff, and students to use the software on their personal systems. Commercial contracts (BCs) are revenue service agreements between UCLA and a (non-federal) client under which the client is paid to UCLA for the provision of services and generates net income. “Income” refers to the flow of money, which means that ucla is paid for the provision of services. Depending on the agreement, individual users or campus contacts may have access to technical support.

Orders funded by federal grants/cooperation agreements. Subawards, those of Office of Contracts & Grants Admin. (OCGA) The self-service site of the business accounting provider allows suppliers to check the status of their invoices, track the status of payments and validate order numbers. It also provides contact information to allow suppliers to pay invoices that are pending or have an incomplete (I) status. All suppliers who do business with UCLA can register for free on the provider`s self-service site. Click the “Save” button to enter your data and set up an account and password. Two types of volume agreements are available: limited volume and unlimited volume. You must go to certain services to obtain the licenses, depending on the type of software. See “Software Licensing” for the procedure.

The Business Contracts Matrix sheds light on the differences between a sales and service contract and an income contract (Business Contract). Upcoming events for potential and established suppliers. The university is threatened without an agreement, which is most important if something goes wrong. . . .