GREAT NEWS FOR ALL UTC FACULTY AND STAFF!!!
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:

EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2ND, 2003 UTC WILL BEGIN PROCURING OFFICE SUPPLIES AND
FURNITURE VIA CORPORATE EXPRESS.....BUT, PIGGYBACKING OFF OF UNIVERSITY OF
TENNESSEE / KNOXVILLE'S EXISTING BUYING AGREEMENT.  WHAT THIS MEANS TO UTC
FACULTY AND STAFF IS IMMEDIATE, SUBSTANTIAL COST SAVINGS ON ALL CATALOG
OFFICE SUPPLY ITEMS.  BUT, THAT'S NOT ALL.......

EFFECTIVE 01/02/03, FURNITURE WILL NOT HAVE TO BE BID OUT UNLESS AN
INDIVIDUAL PURCHASE ORDER EXCEEDS $20,000!  AS YOU CAN SEE, THE BENEFITS OF
PROCURING YOUR SUPPLIES WITH CORPORATE EXPRESS ARE OBVIOUS.  TO RECAP:

        1)      IMMEDIATE SUBSTANTIAL COST SAVINGS ON ALL CATALOG ITEMS AS
UTC ENJOYS THE SAME PRICE BENEFITS AS THE LARGER UT-KNOXVILLE.
        2)      FURNITURE NEED ONLY BE BID IF A PURCHASE ORDER EXCEEDS
$20,000.

NOTE:  NO CHANGES TO EWAY....OTHER THAN YOUR LOWER PRICES!  ALL OTHER
ORDERING METHODS REMAIN THE SAME.

FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THESE CHANGES OR ON HOW YOU CAN BE SET UP TO
ORDER ONLINE VIA "EWAY", PLEASE CONTACT:

Joe Campbell, Corporate Express Sales Representative
3000 S. Broad Street  Chattanooga,  TN  37408
(423) 756-4000  Ext. 1211
(423) 266-0640  (Fax)
(706) 581-5599  (Cell)
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