{"id":42,"date":"2020-11-13T11:51:53","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T17:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/p2p\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2026-09-08T10:48:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T15:48:23","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/purchasing-payables\/","title":{"rendered":"Purchasing &amp; Payables"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-p-banner uwm-u-mb-20\"><div class=\"uwm-p-banner--single\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/purchasing-payables\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/556\/2021\/03\/campus-shot.jpg\" alt=\"Drone view of UWM Campus with downtown Milwaukee in the distance.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"400\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\"><header class=\"page-header\"><h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">Purchasing &amp; Payables<\/h1><\/header>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-uwm-procurement-office\" class=\"wp-block-heading size-h3\">UWM Procurement Office<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Procurement Office (comprised of Purchasing and Accounts Payable professionals) buys and pays for goods and services for the University and provides guidance on procurement practices in accordance with  State, UW System, and Campus laws, policies, procedures, guidelines, and best practices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our goals are to support the mission and core values of the University through the efficient and effective acquisition of goods and services; 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