Office of the Comptroller

Purchasing

The Purchasing Office is responsible for assisting campus departments in the procurement process at Illinois State University. Our duties include pre-acquisition advice, conducting the bidding process, issuing Purchase Orders, expediting, invoice reconciliation, and many others. This Web page is designed to give you timely and accurate information about the acquisition process. If you have any questions or comments regarding this page, please e-mail them to .

Illinois State University Purchasing Office is located at Uptown Crossing, 100 South Fell, Normal, IL and is open Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The main telephone number is (309) 438-7611, our fax number is (309) 438-5555. Our campus box address is 1220 Purchasing.

UPDATED Purchasing Procedures & Dollar Thresholds

Senate Bill 51 Changes to the Illinois Procurement Code

 Illinois Higher Education Procurement Bulletin

All bids, as well as all awards and special notices, are advertised in the Illinois Higher Education Procurement Bulletin.  This is a web-based Internet site available without charge to all potential bidders.  Notices and documents for upcoming Bids and Requests for Proposal appear in the Procurement Bulletin for a minimum of 14 days.  The web site is available 24 hours a day and also has bid notices for the other 12 campuses of Illinois Public Higher Education.  A direct link to Illinois State University's current opportunities and recent awards is below:
 www.procure.stateuniv.state.il.us/dsp_browse.cfm?browseMode=region&browseOption=inst&browseValue=ISU .

Procurement Communications Reporting

University employees with the authority to approve the procurement of goods and services for their department, school, college, or administrative unit should visit: http://ethics.illinoisstate.edu/procurement to learn more about reporting obligations. (A direct link to the Procurement Policy Board website is also provided.) All questions and concerns should be directed to the Office of Equal Opportunity, Ethics, and Access by emailing ethics@ilstu.edu (preferred) or call 438-3383.


2012 Expenditure Guidelines

Meet the Staff

Purchasing Staff

Name

Position

Phone Number (309)

E-Mail Address

Judy Johnson

Director

438-7611

Ernest Olson

Assistant Director

438-7611

Gary Duffy

Purchasing Officer II

438-7611

Dan Hector Purchasing Officer II
438-7611

Corey Leslie Purchasing Officer III

438-7611

Amy Hackley

Contract and Procurement Administrator - contracts and purchasing processes and procedures

438-7916

Mary Ellen Backlund

Account Tech II – processing of vendor invoices on purchase order, resolution of vendor statements

438-5031

Erik Horna

Account Tech I - requisition review and processing and official bid desk


438-5698

Don Missel

Account Tech II – processes vouchers to Office Supply vendor and Travel Agencies

438-2991