Purchasing

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Any purchases made with grant funds above $10K need to be routed through the University’s procurement department. To be ahead of the process, make sure you have at least 3 quotes from different vendors for each >$10K purchase.


Purchases under $10K:

Amazon Business Account:

  • Search and make purchases like you normally do through Amazon (billing and shipping address should be already saved in the account settings).

  • Print order to pdf and save it using the file name format below, then place the pdf file into the folder Order and Receipts (located in Google Drive, LotLab_Shared_Resources)

Northeastern My Marketplace:

  • Fill out and submit your Access Form to gain access and purchase through My Marketplace.

  • Log in to your MyNortheastern portal, go to Services and Links, under Finance Serces for Faculty & Staff, select myMarketplace.

  • Save myMarketplace to you favorites so it’s easier to find next time.

  • We typically look through the Fisher Scientific catalog first - using key works or product/catalog number.

  • Add your items to cart; when done shopping, click on the cart (view cart) and then on “Return Carto to Purchasing Application” and then “Submit”.

  • On the next page, double-check Shipping Information and select:

    • Index to charge from (Ask Katie if not sure),

    • Account code: ‘Scientific Supplies’,

    • Click “Send to Approval”,

    • Print that page (or the order confirmation you should receive by email) to a pdf and save it to Orders and Receipts using the format below for file name.

Saving orders/invoices

Save orders/invoces to a pdf file and into the folder ‘Orders and Receipts’ using the following file name: YYYYMMDD_Amazon_whatpurchase.pdf

  • example: 20210602_Amazon_labnotebooks.pdf

  • example: 20211115_Marketplace_dissectingscissors.pdf