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*This page under revision due to the fact that effective July 1, 2009, Corporate Express will conduct business under the Staples name.

Purchase of Office Supplies

Office Supplies are to be purchased through the University's primary contractor, Corporate Express. The cooperative effort between Corporate Express and the Department of Purchasing continues to keep our University at the leading technological edge of procurement and together we are able to offer unprecedented discounts based on volume purchasing contracts.

A Corporate Express Ordering Reference Guide is available. This guide contains useful information on how to process orders, returns, etc.  Corporate Express readily accepts the University's procurement card as the preferred method of payment, although they will bill through your department purchase order.

1. Corporate Express internet ordering. To sign up for a password and user i.d., complete the Corporate Express Ordering User I.D. Registration form.  You will receive a confirmation and instructions to proceed with your ordering.   Step by step instructions for internet ordering are available on the E-Way Tip Sheet.
2. Phone Orders - you may place phone orders using a credit card by calling 1-888-238-6329 between the hours of 8:00am EST and 8:00pm EST.
3. Regular Purchase Orders in PeopleSoft may be placed and will be electronically sent to Corporate Express. 

Items that are being sold in the Stockroom will be blocked from ordering from Corporate Express.  A listing of the items can be obtained from the Current Stockroom Catalog.  This includes all photocopy paper.

All toner and ink cartridges ordered will be filled with a recycled/remanufactured replacement in accordance with the University commitment to sustainability.

Core items have been selected at a significant savings to the University and will be suggested as a prompt when ordering a similar item.  It is strongly recommended that the core item be selected when available to reduce the cost to the University.

KRS 45A.520 requires a minimum recycled content on selected paper related products.  Therefore, there are products that will be blocked from ordering unless they meet the recycled criteria.  A prompt will appear on the specific items affected  instructing the ordering department to select a recycled content item.

A 5% University of Louisville administrative fee will be added to each order and will appear on the order entry screen and order acknowledgements.