Doing Business with USF
Getting Started
Interested in doing business with ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏfor the first time or expanding business to other areas? Start here!
1. Understand Purchasing At USF
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏoperates on a semi-centralized purchasing model.  In most instances, individual departments determine their specific needs and communicate with suppliers to engage them in a wide variety of commodities and services. In select instances where it is impactful to do so for large spend commodities, ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏProcurement sources and awards contracts centrally.
Procurement & Payment Services (PPS) supports the departmental sourcing efforts described above and ensures compliance with all applicable laws and policies. 
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ| SSC Partnership
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏhas entered a strategic partnership with SSC Services for Education whereby SSC
will source and manage contracts for facilities maintenance and operations on behalf
of ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏincluding, but not limited to, janitorial, landscaping, and minor construction
services.