Purchasing

Responsible Stewardship of Precious University Resources

Welcome to the Case Western Reserve University Procurement and Distribution Services office. We’re charged with being responsible stewards of the university’s resources, and pride ourselves on touching nearly every corner of the university community—from students, faculty, and staff to alumni, donors, and vendors.

We promote and execute strategic sourcing of necessary goods and services that meet the university’s requirements for value, quality, and timeliness. We help support the university community’s efforts to do business with the finest available vendors and suppliers, and with the highest degree of integrity possible. We hope you’ll use this site to help you secure the answers and the help you need to reach these goals. 

Our Service Commitment to the University

  • 3 days -     For purchasing to disposition a requisition (approve, pushback, put into contract workflow, create PO)         
  • 10  days -  For contracts to take first look and route for signatures or redline/begin negotiations
  • 1  day -      For purchasing to create PO after contract execution

CWRU Business Policies

To review Case Western Reserve's Business policies see case.edu/compliance