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Purchasing Laboratory Materials

There are many things that need to be taken into considerations when purchasing goods for a laboratory. The information below is meant to be used as a guide for those trying to purchase certain goods.

NOTE: Lab equipment can be purchased using the NORMAL purchasing process. If you have any questions regarding the purchase of laboratory equipment email Jan Kopczeski at kopcz002@umn.edu.

If you have any questions regarding the purchase of lab materials contact Lynn Hein at l-hein@umn.edu.

Many of the following links are Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) files. If you are having problems viewing these files make sure you have the most current version of Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader installed on your computer. A free version of Adobe Reader is available here.
 
Lab Purchase Overview

All lab materials purchases do NOT have special procedures that must be taken into consideration. When buying "standard" lab products such as glassware, plastic ware, lab tools, over the counter (OTC) drugs, etc.. normal purchasing processes can be followed. However, when purchasing certain restricted lab materials such as hazardous materials, controlled substances, radioactive materials, research animals, etc.. special procedures MUST be followed. Proceed to the Restricted Commodities and Special Services to view more information on these procedures.


Instructions for Lab Purchase

Below are some helpful instructions for Purchasing some certain types of special lab materials. If you have questions on how to purchase a material that is not listed below or in the the Lab Resources Grid (.doc) please email Lynn Hein at l-hein@groupwise.umn.edu.

Instructions for purchase of Radioactive Materials (.pdf)
Instructions for purchase of Over The Counter (OTC) Products (.pdf)
Instructions for purchase of Controlled Substances (.pdf)


Lab Forms

Often times the hardest part of any processes is finding the right form to fill out. Click below for a listing of forms related to purchasing special laboratory materials.

Link to Lab Forms


Lab Resources

Here you will find a helpful gird of resources that can be used by researchers for lab purposes. The grid has the various sources that certain lab materials can be purchased from. It can be viewed / printed by following the link below.

Click to view / print Lab Resources Grid (.pdf)


Research Animal Resources (RAR) News

The Research Animal Resources (RAR) publishes articles and a newsletter periodically that address various issues dealing with Research Animals. Follow the link below to view these newsletters / articles.

Link to Research Animal Resources (RAR) News
 
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