Process for Acquiring Printing-related Services and Products
University purchasing regulations define how departments acquire printing-related services and products. Print Services, a Purchasing and Business Services department, is responsible for managing printing acquisitions through numerous facilities and contract vendors. Printing acquisition at ASU is divided into three general categories.
1. Business Systems.
This term applies to all business cards, catalog and commercial envelopes and letterhead. All business systems printing requests are to be ordered directly from Graphic Information Solutions (GIS), the new name for the print shop at the East campus. To order business system items, use the Design Print Services Request Form and the Business Card, Envelope and Letterhead Order Forms.
Contact information:
Cathy Skoglund, Manager of Operations and Business Development
6075 S. Williams Campus Loop W.
Mesa, AZ 85212
Phone: (480) 727-1636
FAX: (480) 727-1654
Mail Code: 0180
2. Printing with a value of less than $1,000.
If a printing need for non-business system items has a projected value of less than $1,000, the ordering department has discretionary purchasing authority to obtain that work directly from any internal or external source. If a department does not want to deal directly with a printer for that work, Purchasing and Business Services will be happy to handle those jobs.
3. Printing with a value of more than $1,000 but less than $2500.
For print jobs costing more than $1,000 but less than $2,500 (other than stationery, envelopes, or business cards), departments have the option of obtaining such work on their own, but must use a Purchasing Card for payment.
Contact information:
Jennifer Chaira, Buyer
Arizona State University
Purchasing & Business Services
P.O. Box 875212
Tempe, AZ 85287-5212
480.727.7468 / direct
480.965.6892 / fax
jennifer.chaira@asu.edu
All printing, regardless of value, must adhere to the University Communication Guide. Failure to follow the manual can result in a department being required to reprint the material at department expense.