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5/14/13

Fraud Alert

Fraud Alert: Someone has been using the university's credit references in an attempt to open accounts with several vendors across the country. The credit reference letter is generally an altered version of the one previously found on our website, and the person(s) refer to themselves as being from the "Regents of the University of California." If you have any suspicion about any contact you receive that indicates it is from UC Davis, please call (530) 752-0370 immediately to confirm.

About Contracting Services

Our Mission

Contracting Services provides timely, professional procurement and business contracting services enabling our customers to meet their business objectives consistent with the University’s mission of teaching, research, and public service. We provide sound business contracting advice; develop sources of supply, specifications, procurement documents and business agreements using technical and professional expertise. We utilize proven “Best Practices” to fulfill the needs of our customers. Contracting Services facilitates equal opportunity in business contracting for small, woman-owned, disabled veteran, and disadvantaged business enterprises in doing business with the university community. Through our Strategic Sourcing program, we optimize the University’s purchasing power by developing campus and system-wide agreements for goods and services, using e-procurement whenever possible to simplify and facilitate the purchasing process for our customers.