At this point in time both the Accounts Payable Departments in the General Accounting Division (GAD) for the State of Maryland and the Business Services Unit at UMBC are operating at reduced capacity. As previously stated, we are only able to process payments that are University mission critical or essential for research.
UMBC has deemed leases, utilities, network expenses, library serials, and construction payments as critical to the University, as well as any research payments due to COVID-19 related projects.
Invoices that are not mission critical will be paid when UMBC and GAD resume normal operations. The processing of employee reimbursements will also be delayed.
In the meantime, recurring monthly pcard payments should continue to be made. Procurement and Accounts Payable are moving invoices to pcards whenever possible.
Each invoice being submitted as critical to the University’s operations is being reviewed on a case by case basis to determine if they are critical during this unique time of limited staff resources. If you believe that an invoice is critical, please forward the request to Covid19purchases@umbc.edu. Please provide a clear explanation of why this is a mission critical expense and details to allow processing of these essential payments to move forward as efficiently as possible.
Thank you for all of your patience and understanding during this difficult time.