Marketplace - Concept Overview -

Marketplace is: a One-stop Shopping Tool offered by the Procurement & Contracts Dept. for issuing orders to your favorite (700+) suppliers (Note: Marketplace is not a supplier). Lab supplies Tools & Hardware Campus Suppliers FurnitureComputers & Per. (Coming Soon) Electronics Office Supplies

Processes 2. Marketplace is: Shopping Made Simple Current purchasing methods Express Orders LVPO’s HVPO’s Express Card Blanket Orders Sites/ Catalogs Supplier 2 Website Supplier 3 Store Supplier 4 Catalog Supplier 5 Website Supplier 1 Catalog With Marketplace One Automated Process Shopping, Approving, Invoices One Requisition (for multiple POs) If possible, we encourage the use of HVPO or ExpressCard if the supplier is not available in Marketplace. Many methods other than Express Card will be gradually phased out & replaced with Marketplace

UC Strategic Sourcing Contract (from List Price) Average Discount UC Strategic Sourcing Contract (from List Price) Average Discount General Lab SuppliesSpecialty Life Sciences Fisher Scientific32%Chemglass29% ISC BioExpress32% - 42% Invitrogen20% VWR Scientific49% Sigma-Aldrich15% - 27% Bio Rad5% MRO SuppliesJanitorial Supplies CED All-Phase53% CleanSource70% / 32% Fastenal15% - 40%Royal Paper48% Grainger28% - 60%Waxie25% / 10%+ MSC39% / 7% - 20% Computer Hardware / Software Cisco Systems50% Dell (PC’s)30% Oracle60% IBM Software65% 3. Marketplace is: Where UC San Diego Saves - With Strategic Sourcing Contracts -