How to do business with the University of Memphis
You will first need to register as a vendor. Registering with the UofM allows you to receive purchase orders, contracts, and bid opportunities related to our procurement transactions. Tigerbuy is the University's eProcurement system. The University maintains a directory of registered vendors that includes the materials, supplies, equipment, or services each vendor is able to furnish to the University.
To become a registered vendor in Tigerbuy, please see step-by-step directions here and begin your registration here.
You will begin your registration, receive and respond to a validation email, and then complete your vendor profile. Our procurement staff will validate your profile information and activate your account.
After completion of UofM registration, we recommend small & diverse suppliers register with the Governor’s Office of Diversity (GoDBE). Questions can be emailed to go.dbe@tn.gov.
Vendors that have been debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible for doing business with the Federal Government are ineligible to do business with the University of Memphis.
Registration does not guarantee that all bidders will receive Requests for Quotations (RFQ) or Requests for Proposals (RFP). All bid opportunities are advertised through Tigerbuy and the University's Bid Calendar. Vendors may request specific bid opportunities by e-mail at ebid@memphis.edu.
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Vendor Information Links
Accounts Payable (Check on Payments)
Business Information - The University of Memphis Letter of Credit
UofM Minimum General Bid Conditions (PDF)
Protest Bond (PDF)
Purchase Order Terms and Conditions (PDF)
Service and Software Accessibility Standards
ATTENTION: Pursuant to The University of Memphis Policy GE2021-Conflict of Interest “Employees shall not use their positions to secure anything of value, or any financial gain or personal benefit, that would not ordinarily accrue to them in the performance of their official duties or through personal, non-University connected activities. University employees shall avoid external commitments that significantly interfere with employees’ duties to the University and diverge from the best interests of the University”.
Also, Tennessee Code Annotated Section 12-4-103 provides that “It is hereby declared unlawful for any state official or employee to bid on, sell or offer for sale, any merchandise, (services), equipment or similar commodity, to the state of Tennessee during the tenure of such official’s or employee’s office or employment, or for six (6) months thereafter, or to have any interest in the selling of same to the state”.