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Frequently Asked Questions:

You are only required to answer the questions marked with an asterisk (*). However, the more information you provide the easier it is for OU to identify your business.



  •  You must Register the Legal Structure of your Company to match your Federal Tax ID filing (Federal EIN).
  • If you file using a Social Security Number, register as an Individual/Sole Proprietor.

Supplier Expectations

Suppliers Can Expect

When conducting business with the University, a Supplier can expect that we will:

  • Comply with applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures

  • Act with integrity and openness

  • Demonstrate fairness and transparency in our dealings with individuals and organizations

  • Disclose any actual and perceived conflicts of interest

  • Encourage fair and open competition while seeking value for money and innovative solutions

  • Adopt procurement processes to make it easy to do business

  • Publish details of contracts awarded as required by law

  • Protect and prevent the release of confidential information

  • Not seek, or accept, any financial or non-financial benefits from potential, current, or past suppliers

  • Respond to reasonable requests for advice and information

  • Investigate complaints
     

The University Expects

When conducting business with the University, we expect that you will:

  • Comply with applicable laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and good business practices

  • Ensure third parties acting on your behalf comply with this Code

  • Act with integrity and openness

  • Conduct business in an ethical and safe manner

  • Disclose any actual or perceived conflicts of interest

  • Meet contractual obligations

  • pay your suppliers/contractors on time

  • Protect and prevent the release of confidential information

  • Ensure the security and proper use of University information, property, and materials

  • Not offer University employees any financial or non-financial benefits

  • Respond to reasonable requests for advice and information

  • Report breaches of this Code to the University

University Procurement (also referred to as the Purchasing Department) oversees the strategic direction and operational efficiency of procurement activities for the entire OU system, including the Norman, Health Sciences Center, and Tulsa campuses. Such activities include administering all steps of the procurement cycle, covering core procurement actions such as market analysis, sourcing, negotiation, contracting, and supplier relationship management for goods and services. University Procurement is responsible for developing appropriate procurement policies and processes addressing these procurement activities to provide the University community, including faculty, staff, students, and potential suppliers, with the essential information and steps for making procurement-related decisions.

University Procurement has three primary objectives:

  • Support the University’s Mission by Creating Value - Assist departments, and business units and their faculty, staff, and students can effectively and efficiently accomplish their academic, research, and administrative mission by developing efficient purchasing practices, engaging internal customers, managing supplier relationships, leveraging the buying power of the University, State of Oklahoma, and other cooperative groups and associations, negotiating cost-effective contracts, and making procurement decisions in the best interest of the University. 
  • Ensure Open, Fair, and Honest Processes - An open, competitive process ensures fair and equitable treatment of potential suppliers, avoids conflicts of interests, increases the value to the University, protects against fraud, waste, or misuse, and builds trust and confidence in University processes.
  • Maintain Accountability and Transparency - Inform and educate University administration, faculty, staff, students, alumnus, taxpayers, elected officials or bodies, and the general public on how the University uses and manages its resources and protects against waste or fraud. Transparency is essential to building and maintaining a relationship of trust and confidence between the University and the public.   

If you received a fraudulent email from the University of Oklahoma, please forward the email to askpurchasing@ouhsc.edu before responding or filling the order. You can also contact University Procurement at (405) 325-2811.

For payment, suppliers must complete a Supplier Onboarding Request. Questions concerning these requests and payments should be directed to suppliers@ouhsc.edu.