Parking Update – Construction Access
Due to construction, access to Strategic Procurement at 210 Flagg Road will require alternate points of entry.
For those looking to pick up a PCard, Travel Card or Check a 15 minute parking space has been added next to the front entrance to accommodate these quick transactions.
Please see this PDF for the most up to date directions: Directions to Strategic Procurement, 210 Flagg Road
The mission of the Office of Strategic Procurement is to create a comprehensive and long-term approach of ensuring the successful and optimal performance of the University’s procure to pay business processes to support the educational and research mission of the University.
The University Purchasing department and Accounting Operations will work together to develop and maintain a cost effective and reliable approach to procuring goods and services while also developing a strong foundation for supplier development. This focus will also seek to minimize risk through data-driven analysis and performance measures.
News
Strategic Procurement Newsletter from 1/20/2026
Effective Immediately, Internal Vendor Purchase Orders (IVPOs) are no longer required for the following URI Departments:
- Facilities Operations (URI-FAC)
- Central Stores (URI_CST)
- Property (URI_PROP)
- Printing Services (URI_PRT)
All other URI Internal Vendor sources will still require a Purchase Order to facilitate the transaction. Examples include but are not limited to; URI Dining Services, URI Environmental Data Center, etc. This was done to help facilitate the processing of goods and services as well as payment to these high-volume internal resources.
For more information, please see this detailed IVPO Process Change memo.