The Department of Biochemistry permits faculty, research lab managers, and staff to become Procurement Cardholders.  Use of the Procurement Card is a secondary purchasing measure only and the majority of purchasing should be submitted through CU Marketplace or ChemStores East. This method requires that you know and follow University, Sponsor, State, & Federal fiscal regulations and provide all of the necessary documentation through the PCard Program including receipts and reporting.  If you have questions, please contact Carla Padilla or Angie Branson.

Common PCard Questions

To obtain a Procurement Card, fill out the and submit to Angie Branson, Finance Manager, for department authorization. If you are a non-faculty member, you will be required to obtain written approval from your supervisor within the Department of Biochemistry and provide that documentation with your completed application.

Once the department processes your request, it will be submitted to the Procurement Service Center (PSC) for final processing. The applicant should receive his or her Procurement Card within 10 business days AFTER passing the following online SkillSoft courses are completed with passing scores within the CU Portal:

  1. Procurement - Purchasing and Contract Management Training
  2. Procurement Card Cardholder Training
  3. Fiscal Code of Ethics Training

The following expenses are NOT allowed on a PCard:

  1. Travel-related expenses (airfare, meals while in travel status, car rentals, lodging)
  2. Furniture and office supplies (furniture must be ordered from CCI through CU Marketplace and office supplies must be ordered from Staples)
  3. Sales Tax on purchases (cardholders are required to inform each merchant of the University’s status as a tax-exempt organization)
  4. Inappropriate purchases (all purchases on the PCard must follow the  and if appropriate
  5. Splitting single transactions to circumvent the single purchase limit

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You can either upload your receipts directly to Concur from your campus portal or you can email Carla Padilla with your receipts, the SpeedType(s) to charge, and an explanation of the business purpose for the purchase.