Why does Barnard use a sole vendor program?
It allows Barnard to establish a standard for the entire campus so that all of the furniture is the same in every location and can be interchanged as needed. It also saves the College a lot of work and staff time on searching for a different vendor each time a piece of furniture needs to be purchased or repaired. There are a number of reasons why the College currently works with one vendor to supply residence hall furniture. They use lumber suppliers who are recognized for implementing environmentally supported harvesting controls and green programs to perpetuate a better environment. 95% of their lumber is harvested within a 50 mile radius of their manufacturing facility. Finally, the furniture is manufactured within a few hours drive from campus, drastically cutting down on use of resources to ship. Learn more about our vendor and their enironmental policy.
