Procurement Services
Procurement Services encompasses Accounts Payable, Contract Management, Construction Contracts & Compliance, Purchasing, and Procurement Training.
Accounts Payable
Accounts Payable is here to help you with your procurement needs. Please do not hesitate to contact us with questions.
Accounts Payable Mission
To support and assist the University in meeting its operational needs by disbursing payments to vendors and reimbursements to employees in a responsible and timely manner while ensuring compliance with the requirements established by Federal regulations, State laws, and University policies and procedures.
Expenditure Matrix
The Expenditure Matrix is intended to assist the user in identifying the appropriate method of payment for common expenditures.
Helpful Links

Location
Procurement Services Building
Box 870137
1500 Flint River Drive
Tuscaloosa, AL 35404
Use the UA Interactive UA Maps to locate our offices.
Procurement Systems
Check out the Procurement System training resources and information on getting set up to work with Procurement Services.
buyBAMA Submit P-Card orders, purchase orders, and receiving.
PaymentWorks Vendor onboarding & updates, and vendors initiations.
Contract Portal Route contracts for review & retrieve execute contracts.
Concur Reserve travel, reconcile P-Card transactions, request reimbursements, & pay vendors.
Save time and money by shopping with one of our 300 Contract Vendors.
Wondering what payment method to use? View the Policies and References page for more information on payments.
Latest News
- Upcoming P-Card Due DatesAll transactions with a Post Date of January 25, 2025, or prior are due in Procurement Services (Approved & In Accounting Review status) by 5 pm on Tuesday, February 25, 2025.
- Please Don’t Click “I Agree” Unless You Have AuthorityClickthrough Agreements, also known as Clickwrap, Click-Accept, and Click-To-Sign Agreements, are online contracts that users agree to by clicking a button or checking a box. The process of signing is replaced by the action of clicking. There is an increasing trend among vendors who require contracts to be “accepted” online instead… Read more: Please Don’t Click “I Agree” Unless You Have Authority
- P-Card Services: Sam’s Club MembershipsDepartments may purchase their own Sam’s Club Membership for departmental use only. Memberships should be set up as tax-exempt, include your @ua.edu e-mail address, and be established through the Sam’s Club Membership Service Desk. All Sam’s Club purchases should be paid for with the UA Purchasing Card. UA Tax Exempt… Read more: P-Card Services: Sam’s Club Memberships
- Vendor Verification: Completed Gift Card Signature SheetsGift card signature sheets must be filled out in their entirety to be accepted as complete. It is the custodian’s responsibility to ensure this is done correctly. This includes the control number listed on the back of the gift card on the yellow label. This number must always be included… Read more: Vendor Verification: Completed Gift Card Signature Sheets
- Travel & Invoice: Concur DelegatesConcur allows users to set up delegates for Travel, Request, Expense, and Invoice Modules. Delegates are employees who are allowed to perform work on behalf of others. You can add a delegate to your Concur user profile and assign the delegate certain permissions. By assigning certain permissions, you are enabling… Read more: Travel & Invoice: Concur Delegates
- New Mileage Rates for 2025The IRS has announced an increase in the standard mileage rate for 2025. Effective January 1, 2025, the mileage rate paid to persons traveling in privately owned vehicles on official business for the state will be 70 cents per mile (up 3 cents from 2024). The updated mileage rate is… Read more: New Mileage Rates for 2025
Procurement Services publishes a monthly newsletter to inform our campus partners about policy reminders and updates, Procurement systems, procedures reminders and updates, and events.