How do I order material from American Type Culture Collection (ATCC)?
All orders to ATCC must be initiated by a University of Pittsburgh Principal Investigator. Please note that all ATCC orders are provided to the University subject to the terms of ATCC’s Standard Mateial Transfer Agreement. Effective immediately, departmental purchasers may now issue purchase orders directly to ATCC for all bio-safety level one (BSL1) type biological materials valued at less than $5000. Principal Investigator or End-user’s full name, title, and contact information must appear in Notes to Supplier for each Purchase Order. The ‘Ship to’ person’s name should match PI/End-user person whose contact information is listed in Notes to Supplier . BSL1 orders for less than $5000 received at Purchasing Services will be returned to the department for order placement. For all BSL2 or higher ATCC items, a paper requisition along with a completed Verification of Compliance with Material Transfer Agreement form (MTA) must be submitted to EH&S for approval. Principal Investigator (PI) m
All orders to ATCC must be initiated by a University of Pittsburgh Principal Investigator. Please note that all ATCC orders are provided to the University subject to the terms of ATCC’s Standard Material Transfer Agreement (MTA). Departmental purchasers must issue purchase orders directly to ATCC for all bio-safety level one (BSL1) type biological materials valued at less than $5000. The Principal Investigators or End-user’s full name, title, and contact information must appear in Notes to Supplier for each purchase order in PRISM. The ‘Ship to’ person’s name should match PI/End-user person whose contact information is listed in Notes to Supplier. BSL1 orders for less than $5000 received at Purchasing Services will be returned to the department for order placement. It is the Principal Investigator’s responsibility to determine the bio-safety level (BSL) of each item. Only ATCC items to be ordered should be listed on the requisition to Purchasing Services. All ATCC item descriptions and
