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All Requisitions submitted for Office Depot are to be done as a Standing (aka Open) Purchase Order. The following information is to be included on all Requisitions for a standing PO to Office Depot:

  1. "Office Depot Standing PO" noted in the commodity description
  2. Brief description of what is to be purchased with the standing PO (noted in Document Text)
  3. Person(s) authorized to use standing PO as well as the approving Director/Dean (noted in the Document Text)
  4. Effective period (e.g. July 1 2024 - June 30, 2025)
  5. Due date should be the last day the Standing PO will be valid, but no later than the last day of the Fiscal Year (June 30)

Within approximately 2 business days of the Requisition being processed into a PO, Purchasing will load the PO into the Office Depot site and new users will receive an email from Office Depot with their log-in credentials.

To purchase on your Office Depot Standing PO:

  1. Log into the Office Depot ordering site, business.officedepot.com
  2. Add allowable items to your Shopping Cart
  3. Click on the Check Out icon
  4. Review your cart then click “Put This Order On Hold”

All orders placed on hold are sent to the Dean/Director for approval and then to the departments assigned Buyer to release.  Once the requested items are received, the appropriate individual is to send the "OK to Pay" to Accounts Payable (AP) by one of the following two ways:

  1. Forward the Office Depot order confirmation e-mail to accounts_payable@avc.edu.  In the e-mail let AP know that all the items have been received and that it is okay to pay the invoice.  If only certain items have been received, list those items and indicate if okay to pay the invoice.
  2. Note on the Office Depot Packing List which items have been received and the "OK to Pay".  Initial the Packing List and forward to AP.

 

The following office supplies must still be processed via a Warehouse Requisition:
  • Batteries
  • Facial Tissue
  • Copier Paper (regardless of size/color)
  • File Storage Boxes
  • First Aid Supplies
  • Preprinted Paper (letter head, envelopes, etc.)

The following office supplies must still be processed on a separate Requisition:

  • IT Equipment
  • Furniture, Equipment & other applicable items requiring Facilities Approval
  • AVC Imprinted Items
The following Items are NOT allowable:
  • Personalized items
  • Gifts/Gift Cards
  • Breakroom Supplies
  • Personal Purchases
  • Exorbitant office supplies, where less expensive options are available
Departments found to be purchasing the above items with their Office Depot Standing PO without approval from the Purchasing Department will have their Office Depot access revoked and may be responsible for reimbursing the District.