Office Supplies

Columbia University's New Office Supplier is Corporate Express

The contract covers a range of supplies and products for office use, including:

• General office products
• Toner and data center products
• Janitorial products (non-industrial)
• Break room products: e.g., paper goods, plastic serviceware, cleaning sprays.

For Institutional purchases, you must obtain a user ID and password by contacting the Corporate Express Customer Service Representative at (800) .

Pricing Description:

All core list (frequently ordered) items and the majority of other items are priced at a discount of 70% or more relative to the manufacturer's recommend retail price reflected in most office supply catalogs.

In general, core list and Corporate Express brand items are the most aggressively discounted, with still significant but smaller discounts for Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) products and office appliances.

A searchable, on-line catalog of all products is available on line to all enrolled users of Corporate Express E-Way , the Corporate Express website for the University.

Those not yet enrolled may access the catalog electronically for view only purposes at the following link, using the generic logon ID and password listed:
https://www.eway.com
ID: cuoffice
Password: supplies (Note: use upper or lower case characters only)

A printed catalog is also available from Corporate Express as a stock item; however, it does not reflect the Columbia discount.

The same institutional pricing is available to Columbia faculty, staff, students, and alumni.

The Purchasing Department is working with Corporate Express to establish a personal purchase website. The site will be posted in this location once it is available.

Shipping:
There is no charge for shipping institutional purchases; shipping charges will apply for personal purchases. Institutional deliveries will be made to any specified University location.

Delivery/Installation:
Catalog items ordered and approved online by 4:30 p.m., or EZPO orders faxed by 4 p.m., will be scheduled for next business day delivery to our Traffic Dept..

Returns:
Returns may be requested on-line by enrolled users of E-way. You may also contact a Corporate Express Customer Service Representative at 1-800-328-9555 to request a return by phone. When doing so, please provide:

• Order number
• Customer acct number
• Reason for your return
• Items to return
• Contact information

A Return Authorization number will be provided for each return request. Your return will be picked up within 1-3 business days and credited via the automatic billing process.

EZPO Limit: $5,000

Online orders placed via Corporate Express E-Way are limited to $2,500.

Sales Rep Name:   Lisa  McCool