Goods & Services with Purchasing Restrictions

Alcohol and\or bar service for a meeting or hosted event

Refer to guidance

Alcohol for ships operations or specialized inventory

Refer to PPM 510-1, Section XIII  

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Animals

See Animal Acquisitions

If you need to purchase animals, please contact animals@acp.ucsd.edu, (858) 534-4263

Awards

See Gifts and Awards

Building alterations, repairs, maintenance, cleaning, landscape, sign fabrication services or special refuse pickups

See How to Request Facilities Management Services

Catering

See Entertainment: Allowable Expenses and Occasions

For on-campus catering, visit Catering Services.

To use UC San Diego Catering or Dining Delivers, see Housing Dining Hospitality Catering Overview.

Chartering of buses, shuttles, boats, planes, etc.

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Consultant services

See Independent Contractors/ Consultants

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Controlled substances, regardless of cost

See How to Order Controlled Substances

*Do not use an iRequest for Controlled Substances purchases

Copiers, regardless of value

See How to Request a Copier From Imprints

Contact Imprints, UC San Diego's copier service, (858) 534-2377

Duplication/Design & Print Services

Visit Imprints for more information, (858) 534-3020

Equipment [inventorial] over $4999

See Ways to Acquire Inventorial Equipment

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Fabrications with a purchase value of more than $4999

See How to Handle a Fabrication

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Firearms, explosives, and ammunition regardless of cost

Flowers

See Gifts and Awards: Flowers

Food and Beverages - Supplies only for Non-Catering

Foreign purchases, (except subscriptions and renewals to foreign journals)

Gifts/ Gift Certificates

See Gifts and Awards

Independent contractors

See Independent Contractors/ Consultants 

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Meals, Travel & Entertainment Card, or entertainment expenses

Memberships

See Membership Guidelines

Moves: New employee household, relocation allowances or local office moves

See Overview: Move/ Transfer Expenses, or Moving Services

Contact Employee Moves or Relocation Allowances or UC San Diego office moves

Postage

See Where to Buy Postage Stamps

Precious metals

Purchases for Non-UC San Diego business

Radioactive materials (regardless of cost)

See Buying Radioactive Materials

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Real estate rentals or leases

See UC San Diego Real Estate

Contact the Real Estate office at (858) 534-1488

Subcontracts, subawards, or agreements involving sponsored projects

See Subawards

Place your order in Marketplace using the Subaward with IDC (S) iRequest

Supplier Contract [DO NOT SIGN A SUPPLIER CONTRACT]

See Signing Contracts and Agreements
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See Listing of Commodities by Procurement Teams for Professional Buyer contact information. 

Temporary employees

See Temporary Employment Services contact TES, (858) 534-4604

A Temporary Employment Services Request is available in Oracle  (select account code '637267-Temporary Employee Services' when using this iRequest)

Vehicle maintenance, supplies, rentals, leases or purchases

See Vehicle Services

If you are on Travel status, contact UC San Diego Travel for assistance

For rentals, place your order in Marketplace using a Fleet Services Request

For outside rentals of other vehicles and vehicle-related goods/services, use the Goods Request or the Services Request and select account code '635300-Rental of Equipment and Furniture'

For purchases of other vehicles and vehicle-related goods/services, use the Goods Request or the Services Request and select account code '649010-Automotive Vehicles-DVV Registered'