Procurement FAQ

All SDSU faculty & staff have access to CSU Buy. To log into CSU Buy please visit this URL https://ds.calstate.edu/?svc=csubuy

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CSUBuy Marketplace is the California State University's one-stop-shop for ordering goods and services.* Here you will find a collection of supplier catalogs, customized with CSU contracted pricing, for many of the items you commonly use. San Diego State University strongly encourages all departments to purchase through this system.
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*Notice: All employees have access to shop in CSUBuy, but only Procurement Credit Card (PCC) holders have requester access to make purchases and complete orders.

For more information, please visit: https://csyou.calstate.edu/Projects-Initiatives/csubuy/Pages/marketplace.aspx

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Requirements for Using CSUBuy

1) Sign in with your SDSU ID. There's also an extra security step where you use an app called DUO to prove it's really you.

2) Email [email protected] to notify them of your new account. It typically takes 1 to 2 business days for your account to be authorized. If you are a Requester and it is your first time logging into CSUBuy, you must sign in and sign out once as well as send an email to [email protected] to request that your access level be updated to a "Requester" access. It typically takes 1 to 2 business days for your account to be updated.

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To start using CSUBUY, sign in with your SDSUID. There's also an extra security step where you use an app called DUO to prove it's really you.

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You must be a PCC cardholder and have a requester account to complete an order and send it to the supplier. If you need this access, please discuss with your supervisor to obtain a PCC. Learn more at the PCC web page here. Once you have completed the PCC process, email [email protected] to finalize the CSUBuy process.

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For more information on the PCC process, visit the PCC page in the Payment Methods section.

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Shopping through the CSUBUY Marketplace allows the university to streamline the purchasing process and get goods and services to you sooner. Additionally, it reduces costs by facilitating bulk purchases and it leverages system-wide contracts that have already undergone negotiation.

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Please see this CSUBuy Amazon Help (Youtube) to learn more about how to share your Amazon shopping list with your department's Requester.

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Please see this CSUBuy - How to Assign a Cart (Youtube) to learn more on how to assign your cart to your department Requester.

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For information on how to create a Requisition please refer to the How to Create a Requisition Guide (PDF).

For more information on requisitions please refer to the Procurement: How to Submit a Requisition (Youtube).

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To revise, or add/remove a line, to an existing Requisition please refer to the following Procurement: How to Add a Line to an Existing Requisition (Youtube) and Procurement: How to Remove a Line from an Existing Requisition (Youtube) for further assistance.

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Send Purchase Order Requisition inquiries to the Procure-to-Pay team at [email protected].  

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