Welcome to the University of Mary Washington
Office of Purchasing & Central Storeroom!
MISSION
STATEMENT
It is the design and purpose of the University of Mary Washington Department of Purchasing to assist the University community in the procurement of all goods and services. Procurement shall be carried out in an effective, economical, fair and impartial manner. All procurement, regardless of fund sources, shall be subject to the laws and regulation of the Virginia Public Procurement Act, the Agency Procurement & Surplus Property Manual, and University procedures.
No employee shall contractually commit the University without receiving prior authorization.
The University of Mary Washington active formal solicitations are posted on the Purchasing Department web site for your convenience and as part of the public posting requirement of the Code of Virginia. This document may display or print differently depending on your computer. It is, however, the prospective bidder / offeror's responsibility to ensure that the entire solicitation package, in its latest version (including attachments or addenda), is reviewed prior to submittal of a response. If you would like a hard copy of the solicitation, please call 540-654-1127 . Questions pertaining to specific solicitations must be addressed to the buyer named in the solicitation. All solicitations and resulting contracts are subject to the terms and conditions contained in the solicitation or incorporated by reference.
LOCATIONS
Purchasing: Centre Court, 1671 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 104, Fredericksburg, VA 22401 Central Storeroom: Physical Plant, Hanover Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Vendor Resources
The University of Mary Washington is mandated by the Commonwealth of Virginia to accomplish its procurement transactions by employing the eVA electronic procurement system. In order to comply with the mandate, we are requiring that all vendors be registered in eVA.
eVA Help Desk: 866-289-7367
Web site: www.eva.virginia.gov
Vendor Registration Information
The Virginia Department of Minority Business Enterprise (VDMBE) has the unique responsibility to assure that minority, disadvantaged and woman-owned businesses are an integral part of the communication with other Commonwealth Departments to promote the inclusion of Virginia's diverse population to access capital, receive small business assistance, and provide minority certification procurement opportunities.
Virginia Department of Minority Business Enterprise
200-202 North 9th Street, 11th Floor,
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Phone: 804-786-6585 or 800-223-0671 (Virginia Only)
DMBE Website: http://www.dmbe.state.va.us/
The Rappahannock Region Small Business Development Center provides assistance with Research, Management Training and Management Counseling. The RRSBDC also provides free one on one counseling for vendors with questions about eVA.
Rappahannock Region Small Business Development Center
121 University Blvd.,
Fredericksburg, VA 22406
Phone: 540-286-8060
Fax: 540-286-8042
http://www.umw.edu/rrsbdc/
The Virginia Department of Business Assistance (DBA)is the economic development agency devoted to the growth and success of the Commonwealth's business community.
Virginia Department of Business Assistance
707 E. Main Street, Suite 300,
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Phone: 804-371-8200
http://www.dba.state.va.us/