Technology Purchases - Basics and How to Buy

• KU Technology Catalog
  • Listing of available software to KU faculty, students, and staff.
• Technology Procurement Request Form
  • Link to form which must be completed for all other IT hardware, IT professional services, and all software.
• Technology Purchases - Completing the Technology Procurement Request Form
  • Second article in series detailing the technology procurement process.

Workplace Computer Hardware

• These items include: desktop computers, laptop computers, printers/scanners, and computer accessories, such as: keyboards, mice, microphones, webcams, and headphones.
• These items do not require completion of the Technology Procurement Request Form. For more information, see below under How to Purchase IT Items and Purchases That Don't Require Completion of the Technology Procurement Request Form.

Software in the KU Catalog

• These items include all software found in the KU Technology Catalog.
• Access to download and install is controlled by your department and/or KU IT, contact your IT support representative or technology support center (TSC) for more information.
• These items do not require completion of the Technology Procurement Request Form. For more information, see below under How to Purchase IT Items and Purchases That Don't Require Completion of the Technology Procurement Request Form.

All Other IT Hardware, IT Professional Services, and All Other Software

• These items include: all other IT hardware other than "workplace computer hardware" outlined above, and include: server hardware, cloud server services, software/software-as-a-service (SaaS)/software licenses/software subscriptions not include in the KU Technology Catalog, software embedded in hardware, and IT professional services.
• These items require completion of the Technology Procurement Request Form. For more information, see below under How to Purchase IT Items and Purchases That Require Completion of the Technology Procurement Request Form.

Purchases That Don't Require Completion of the Technology Procurement Request Form

• IT purchases that include only workplace computer hardware, the request can be submitted directly to your IT support representative and/or technology support center (TSC).
• Software found in the KU Technology Catalog can be downloaded via the instructions on the catalog site and installed by you or you IT support representative and/or technology support center (TSC).
• A complete listing of TSCs and those they support can be found at: https://tsc.ku.edu (scroll down the page to see the listing and search features).

Purchases That Require Completion of the Technology Procurement Request Form

• Purchases that include any hardware other than workplace computer hardware, any IT professional services, and/or any software require the completion of the Technology Procurement Request Form located: https://services.ku.edu/TDClient/631/Portal/Requests/ServiceDet?ID=9868.