The University of California is committed to maintaining a strong in-house workforce and supporting living wages and benefits for employees. To reinforce this commitment, in November 2019, the UC Board of Regents approved Regents Policy 5402, which generally prohibits contracting for services and ensures equitable treatment for any allowable contract workers. Contracting for services where work is traditionally performed by UC employees is generally prohibited and can only be allowed under very narrowly defined circumstances consistent with UC principles, applicable laws and collective bargaining agreements.
Contracting out for the following AFSCME covered services (including but not limited too) is restricted:
- cleaning, custodial, janitorial, or housekeeping services
- food services
- laundry services
- grounds keeping
- building maintenance (excluding skilled crafts)
- transportation and parking services
- security services
- billing and coding services
- sterile processing
- hospital or nursing assistant services
- medical imaging or other medical technician services
If your department has a need to purchase the services above, please include the completed Contracting Out Justification form (COJF) in the ServiceNow ticket:
https://hr.ucmerced.edu/sites/hr.ucmerced.edu/files/documents/covered_se...
