WVU Parkersburg
Purchasing Department

GENERAL INFORMATION
West Virginia University at Parkersburg maintains a centralized purchasing department and centralized shipping/receiving function to assist with the acquisition of goods, services, agreements, and other procurement requirements. Functions include purchasing, receipt, delivery, inventory control, accounts payables and oversight of the college’s purchasing card program.

The Purchasing Department is a service oriented agency with a primary responsibility for buying products of the proper quality at the right time, in the proper quantity at an economical price from a responsible vendor. The department exists to assist all users and is solely geared toward customer service.

The West Virginia State Code provides the Higher Education Policy Commission with the authority to effect purchases of materials, supplies equipment, services and printing for the State’s public institutions of higher education. West Virginia University at Parkersburg is one such institution of higher education that falls under the jurisdiction of the Higher Education Policy Commission.

The Chief Procurement Officer (Director of Purchasing) of West Virginia University at Parkersburg is appointed by the president of the institution under authority delegated by the Higher Education Policy Commission.

Complete information pertaining to the West Virginia University at Parkersburg Purchasing Department can be found in the Purchasing Handbook link below.

• Purchasing Department Staff

• Purchasing Handbook  

• Purchasing Requisition Form

• Surplus Property

• RFP’S and Bids

• Vendor Information

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