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Animals - Lab

Procurement Agent(s):
Melissa Gruhn

Description:

Animals that are purchased for research use must be approved by Laboratory Animal Resources (LAR) prior to purchase. Research animals require a log number from LAR for tracking purposes. Living animals, tissues or blood extracted from living animals or services to care for or experiment on living animals requires a log number and may only be purchased through the online requisitioning system.

No animals may be purchased using the ISU Purchasing Card.

Researchers are required to have IACUC approval before purchasing animals

Procurement Procedure:

To find the best way to procure the goods or services in this category,
please answer each of the following questions by clicking [yes] or [no].

Is/Are the animal(s) for research use?

[yes] [no]

Do you have a log number from Lab Animal Resources?

[yes] [no]

Submit an online requisition or contact Procurement Services for a purchase order number. If a purchase order number is obtained by phone, send a confirming requisition containing the log number as soon as possible. Create a non-catalog requisition in Workday with any accompanying information about the requested purchase to Procurement Services (i.e. order form, quote, email from supplier, etc.). If you need assistance creating a non-catalog requisition in Workday, email the information to finance_delivery@iastate.edu.

Contact Lab Animal Resources for a log number and return to this page.

Submit an online requisition or contact Procurement Services for a purchase order number. If a purchase order number is obtained by phone, send a confirming requisition containing the log number as soon as possible. Create a non-catalog requisition in Workday with any accompanying information about the requested purchase to Procurement Services (i.e. order form, quote, email from supplier, etc.). If you need assistance creating a non-catalog requisition in Workday, email the information to finance_delivery@iastate.edu.