Purchasing made fast and easy

Below is a short list of key information needed to process purchases through MSDPurchasing@lbl.gov. By providing ALL of this info in your initial request, you will receive your purchases faster and avoid the need to respond to our requests for additional information needed to fill your order.

1. Name, address and phone # of vendor (indicate if you don't know what vendor to use)
2. Catalog #, description, quantity and price of item
3. Project ID
4. Requestor name and phone #
5. Although many tend to use "ASAP" as a due date, we cannot effectively prioritize orders with this description. Please provide a realistic date when the purchase is needed. Our goal is to process orders within 24 hours of receiving all the needed information.
6. All returns must go through MSDPurchasing@lbl.gov for correct processing.

Please send all purchase requests and inquires to MSDPurchasing@lbl.gov. You’ll receive an automatic email showing the expected delivery date, Pcard/PO number, and buyer. Please refer to that information when inquiring about your order. Note that orders placed with contract vendors Corporate Express, CDWG, Sigma-Aldrich, VWR and Fisher will not generate an email. Please pass this information on to any new students in your groups who may need to purchase things for your lab. Thank you for helping us to help you!