HOWTO - Purchasing software

Steps for purchasing software using Reaction

 

Basic Steps

NOTE: IF buying software through the WebStore, this is NOT NEEDED

  1. Fill in the Lightweight Risk Assessmet (LRA) at https://go.illinois.edu/vendorrisk
    1. Include link to KB article about LRA things
  2. Wait for the completed review (what does this look like?) 
  3. Get quote from vendor for software

If ordering through Reaction: 

  1. Submit request in Reaction, uploading both the evaluated LRA and the quote from vendor (be sure quote is still valid!)

If ordering on a P-Card:

  1. Submit the P-Card Exception Request (link) to scs-procreimb@scs.illinois.edu along with the quote and the evaluated LRA
  2. Wait for approval from Card Services before proceeding with the purchase


Keywords:
LRA upload quote 
Doc ID:
138229
Owned by:
Jay G. in School of Chemical Sciences
UIUC
Created:
2024-07-03
Updated:
2025-06-10
Sites:
University of Illinois School of Chemical Sciences