Procurement & Contract Services

Committed to the continued growth and development of California State University, Bakersfield and in support of the University's academic goals, the mission of Procurement and Contract Services is to procure quality, cost-effective goods and services for the campus community through dedicated, ethical, customer-oriented service. Specifically, we:

  • Award purchase orders to vendors in accordance with University, CSU, and State requirements.
  • Provide information about leases and establish leases and coordinate financing arrangements.
  • Prepare Requests for Information (RFIs), Requests for Quotes (RFQs), Invitation for Bids (IFBs), and Requests for Proposals (RFPs) that are sent to various vendors and/or contractors.
  • Take action to ensure equal opportunity in University business contracting.
  • Review campus-wide needs and award agreements.
  • Search out new products on request.
  • Arrange for demonstrations of products.
  • Maintain purchasing and contracting records and handle CSU and State procurement audits.
  • Support CSUB's recycling and waste reduction programs.
  • Support CSUB's DVBE and Small Business development program.

Sponsored Programs Administration Regarding Federal Funds (Procurement Guidelines Update)
On federally funded awards, CSUB will follow the Procurement Standards required under 2 CFR 200 [Subpart D, §200.317 - §200.326] (relocated from OMB Circular A-110 [Subpart C, Sections 40-48]) and OMB Memo M-18-18 dated June 20, 2018 regarding Implementing Statutory Changes to the Micro-Purchase and the Simplified Acquisition Thresholds for Financial Assistance.

Policies

Furniture
Procurement
Sustainability

Procurement & Contract Services

9001 Stockdale Highway
Administration West Building #34
Bakersfield, CA 93311
(661) 654-3181
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
procurement@csub.edu

 

Notice: Transition from CSUBUY Email to ServiceNow

Notice: Transition from CSUBUY Email to ServiceNow

Effective July 2, 2025, the csubuy@csub.edu email will be deactivated in accordance with guidance from the Chancellor’s Office P2P Core Team.

Moving forward, all CSUBUY/P2P-related questions and issues must be submitted through the P2P ServiceNow portal. This transition will streamline support, improve tracking, and enhance system-wide issue resolution.

For step-by-step guidance on submitting a ServiceNow ticket, please refer to the following resources:

Thank you for your cooperation as we continue to improve our support processes.

 

CSUBUY

View the P2P webpage

View the Marketplace webpage

View the CSUBUY webpage

View the recorded Campus Customer and Approver Training

Campus Facilitator Assistance

Campus Facilitators have participated in UAT (User Acceptance Testing) and other training. They have firsthand experience with CSUBUY and the process knowledge for our campus and will be able to assist you directly. They will escalate any complex questions or technical issues to the Core Project Team for resolution.

Your assigned Campus Facilitators are:

Procurement:

  • Julie Jones, Contract Specialist
  • Bianca Wohlgemuth, Assistant Director of Procurement 

Payment Services

  • Tina Livingston, Account Tech III
  • Hillary Castellano, Director of Accounting and Reporting, Payment Services 

Supplier Onboarding

A CSUBUY campus email has been established for questions and support requests: CSUBUY@csub.edu.

Open Lab

Open Lab allows users to ask questions and/or mitigate issues in a live setting with the Campus Facilitators. Open Lab will be held biweekly.

  • Tuesday 9:00 am to 10:00 am via Zoom