What We Buy

ORAU Procurement and Contracts Adminstration oversees the purchase of a wide range of products and services

Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) is involved in many initiatives such as administering and/or responding to:

• Science education programs
• Student and faculty education opportunities
• Worldwide emergency response and training
• Unique emergencies, such as terrorist attacks or radiation accidents
• Research and training to help organizations protect the health and safety of their employees
• Environment preservation and public protection of radiological hazardous site characterization and cleanup verification

A wide variety of products and services are purchased to accomplish the goals of the prime and other contracts held by ORAU. 

Purchases include but are not limited to:

• Computer hardware, software and supplies
• Electrical and electronic instruments and systems
• Mechanical equipment and supplies
• Laboratory, safety and operating products
• Environmental and waste management services
• Professional and administrative services
• Engineering support services
• Research & development
• National security operations
• Information technology
• Construction materials and services

Only ORAU procurement services staff possesses the authority to commit to purchases.

Suppliers should act only on purchase commitments made by authorized procurement services personnel.