Basic Instructions for the Purchase of Laboratory Animals

All forms used to purchase or transfer animals, the yellow "Animal Purchase Requisition", UAF (Unassigned Animal Purchase Form) and SAF (Special Arrangements Form), may be obtained from the main Laboratory Animal Facility Office (CM-LAF), 116 Biomedical Education Building (BEB), South Campus, telephone number 829-2919 or downloaded from this page under resources.

All animal purchases at all locations (including BEB, Hochstetter, Park and Research Institute on Addictions) must:

  • Be on a yellow CM-LAF purchase requisition, (form completely filled in except pricing)
  • Be printed or typed (to avoid discrepancies in ordering and to expedite processing)
  • Be legible through the last copy (press hard, typed requisitions are preferred)
  • Include an approved IACUC project number (number consists of a prefix, five numbers, and a letter "Y" or "N")
  • Have the name of the Principal Investigator whose IACUC number is used, on the "Ordered For" line on the animal purchase requisition
  • Have the signature of the individual authorized to sign for the purchase account (which can be different than the investigator whose IACUC number is used on the requisition)
  • Be coordinated and processed through the CM-LAF before going to purchasing, (The purchasing department will not process any animal requisitions, without the LAF authorized signature).
  • Be in to CM-LAF purchasing office (220 Biomedical Education Bldg.) by any given Tuesday for the following week delivery.

For blanket orders, the following information must be included when applicable:

  1. Maximum of $9,999.00 per RF blanket order; State maximum is rather unlimited.
  2. Sole source forms should accompany requisitions of $10,000.00 or more.
  3. Specific verbiage is required (see sample forms).
  4. Blanket orders can run for up to a period of one year.
  5. Do not fill in the entire body of the description section of the requisition form (Allow space for use by CM-LAF office).
  6. The Laboratory Animal Facilities BEB receiving office (829-2340), or the area supervisor, must be notified when deliveries are requested from a blanket order(leave a message with the PI Name, PO Box #, quantity and delivery date).
  7. Only the principal investigator or its designee are authorized to call in order to the vendor.

For additional information related to the IACUC approval process, call the IACUC office at 829-2752. For information related to the animal purchasing process, call the CM-LAF purchasing office at 829-2548.