When initiating a requisition, AU funds are committed. Procurement & Contracts will make sure that the following are in place:

The current supplier relationships available are:

Appliances	Bray & Scarf
Audio Visual	Camcor	Carlick Imaging
Beverages	Coca-Cola
Bottled Water	Deer Park
Catering In House	Bon Appetit
Outside Catering
Cell Phones	Cingular	Sprint/Nextel	Verizon	T-Mobile
Coffee	Ragan's Coffee	Filterfresh
Computer Hardware & Peripherals	CDW-G	Dell	Apple	Sun	HP
Computer Software	CDW-G	Software House	Academic Superstore
Courier Services	Metro Delivery
Copiers	Konica	Canon	Xerox
Fax Machines	Canon
Furniture	Herman Miller	Hon	Steelcase	KI/Hinman	Corporate Express	Ergonomic Chairs
Housekeeping/ Janitorial	Aramark	Quality Assured Cleaning
Mail Services-	Federal Express	USPS	Pitney Bowes Management Services	UPS
Moving & Storage	Office Movers	Chipman	Graebel
Long haul Transportation-	Paxton Atlas Van Lines	Roadway	United Van Lines
Office Automation	Pitney Bowes	National Mailing Systems	Whitaker Brothers	Xerox
Office Supplies (e-procurement)	Corporate Express
Paper	Corporate Express
Toner (new)-	Corporate Express
Pagers	Arch WIreless
Packaging Supplies	Alexandria Packaging	Office Max
Promotional Vendors
Printing-Stationery	Impressions (Bus Cards)	Delong (Stationery)
External Printers
Printing- Copies	UPS Store	Kinkos/Fedex
Retail Stores	Subway	McDonald’s	The UPS Store	Wagshal's	Megabites
Shredding	Shred-it
Shuttle Bus Service-	National Transportation of Washington	Spartan Tours	Beltway Transportation	International Limousine	Scenic America	Golden Touch Limo
Travel Agents	Travelplus	Marathon	McNair
Travel- Local Hotels	Embassy Suites	Holiday Inn	Savoy Suites
Telecom Distributors	Anixter	Graybar
Telecom Manufacturers	Paetec	Cisco	Nortel
Telecom cable assemblies	Capital Cable	Computer Systems Product	Fibercon
Temporary Help	Crosby Corp	Addecco	Sparks
Tools	Jensen Tools	Snap-on Tools	Specialized Tools	Matco
Vehicles		Ari Fleet	Chevy Chase Cars
Warehouse Inventory	WW Grainger

KEY:
Green highlighted = Preferred Supplier
Yellow highlighted = reviewing
Not highlighted = No special deal, but quality supplier

For feedback to the information above, please contract the Director of Procurement and Contracts.
202.885.2842 or bblair@american.edu

When procedures are not followed, vendors may be subject to delayed payment or non-payment of purchases. AU is actively attempting to streamline its supply base.

The primary purpose of these instructions is to provide a general understanding of good procurement practices. Some departments have very comprehensive procurement procedures and work closely with P & C. The guidelines presented in this manual should be adapted to the requirements of each individual department, when necessary.