{"id":624,"date":"2018-11-12T12:53:04","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T17:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/it.rutgers.edu\/desktop-standards-program\/?page_id=624"},"modified":"2026-07-09T10:42:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T15:42:07","slug":"how-to-buy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/it.rutgers.edu\/computer-standards\/how-to-buy\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Buy"},"content":{"rendered":"    <section class=\"cc--component-container cc--hero-basic  hero-basic color-light-gray\">\n\n<div class=\"c--component c--hero-basic\">\n        \n<div class=\"outer-wrapper\">\n    <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"text-container\">\n            <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"f--field f--page-title \"><h1>How to Buy<\/h1>\n\n<\/div><!-- f--field f--page-title -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"f--field f--text \"><\/div><!-- f--field f--text -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><!-- c--component c--hero-basic -->\n\n    <\/section><!-- cc--component-container cc--section -->\n\n\n    <section class=\"cc--component-container cc--enhanced-cards  enhanced-cards color-white\">\n\n<div class=\"c--component c--enhanced-cards\">\n        \n\n\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"enhanced-cards-bg-img-container  color-white\" style=\"; background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat; position: relative; z-index:1;\">\n\n        <div class=\"enhanced-cards\" style=\"grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));\">\n\n            <div class=\"title-description\">\n                \n                                    <div class=\"description\">\n                        <p>Equipment purchases should be completed through the RU Marketplace. If the vendor\u2019s store cannot be accessed directly through RU Marketplace, you should create a quote on the vendor\u2019s site and upload it to RU Marketplace to create a purchase order.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, see the Procurement Services guide to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/procurementservices.rutgers.edu\/make-purchase\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Making a Purchase<\/a>.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\n\n                                            <div class=\"before-title enhanced-card box-shadow has-button color-white visual-content-none text-align-center\" style=\"align-items:center;\">\n                                                                \n                    \n                                        <div class=\"content-wrapper\" style=\"\">\n\n                                                    <div data-mh=\"c--enhanced-cards--title\" class=\"title-container\" style=\"justify-content: 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                          <h3>\n                                                                            Purchasing HP Devices                                                                    <\/h3>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \n\n                        <div class=\"content\" data-mh=\"c--enhanced-cards--content\" style=\"width:100%\">\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                                            <\/div>\n\n                                                                    <a class=\"button\" href=\"\/computer-standards\/purchasing-hp-devices\/\" style=\"\" target=\"_self\">Learn More<\/a>\n                                    <\/div>\n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div><!-- c--component c--enhanced-cards -->\n\n    <\/section><!-- cc--component-container cc--section -->\n\n\n    <section class=\"cc--component-container cc--enhanced-cards  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