New Apple Computer Purchasing Initiative
Information Services & Technology, in cooperation with Sourcing & Procurement, is pleased to introduce a new Apple institutional computer purchasing initiative. Twice a year, Boston University will negotiate bulk pricing from Apple, once in the fall and once in the spring. By participating in these bulk purchases and leveraging the buying power of the entire University, your department can save money on its Apple technology. Please note: the deadline to participate in the first bulk purchase is Friday, November 19th. Read on to find out how to take advantage of this new opportunity!
Benefits of Buying Standard Configurations
Under the direction of the Support & Infrastructure Governance Committee, a working group was formed to achieve this goal, comprised of staff from both administrative and academic areas. The working group, which includes a representative from BUMC, chose four Apple configurations as standards; two notebooks and two desktops. These represent the majority of Macs purchased by University departments in the last six months. These configurations include AppleCare Protection Plans, giving your department three years of warranty support for better cost management. These systems are 10% below the standard Apple Educational Price.
In addition to saving money on new institutional purchases, standardization lowers the total cost of ownership through reduced support costs. It encourages collaboration and efficiency between all BU IT support staff as more and more departments support the same standards and develop a greater body of knowledge about the same models.
How to Participate
You can view the IS&T Recommended Systems by going to the following link:
http://www.bu.edu/sourcing/how2buy/computers_software_peripherals/apple/
(Kerberos credentials required to view the page)
Instructions on how to submit a requisition to Sourcing & Procurement with your choices can also be found here.
Please remember that to participate in the Fall 2010 bulk order and take advantage of the special pricing, you must submit your requisition by Friday, November 19, 2010. If you are not able to make this deadline, there will be another opportunity available in Spring 2011.
What’s on the Horizon
Plans are being finalized for a PC purchasing initiative. We will be announcing the details of this program soon.
Thank you for your consideration!
