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.
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 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.