2026 Amazon Business Upgrade & BobcatBuy+ Integration
The Supply Chain Center of Excellence Team is currently working with Amazon Business and our purchasing platform, BobcatBuy+, to upgrade the integration and bring Amazon Business fully into BobcatBuy+.
What to expect:
- In the coming week (July 13, 2026), individuals who have placed or requested an Amazon Business order through the catalog within the past year will be contacted with instructions to download their order history.
- Due to the system upgrade, existing Amazon Business purchasing history will not transfer to the new connection.
During the transition:
- The Amazon Business catalog will be temporarily unavailable July 29 to August 3rd.
- Users can continue to make purchases using P-Card or through the 70+ other supplier catalogs available in BobcatBuy+.
Looking ahead:
- The upgraded Amazon Business connection will be in place before Fall semester purchasing begins.
- Please ensure all Amazon Business requisitions are approved in workflow by July 27th 5pm for fulfilment prior to the transition time. Any requisitions not completed will need to be re-entered in the new BobcatBuy+ connection on August 4th.
2023 Amazon Business Campus Launch
Shopping on Amazon Business combines the selection and convenience familiar to Amazon customers with unique benefits designed for vital learning institutions such as UC Merced. Continue shopping in Oracle with a Purchase Order, or shop online with your Procurement Card.
Amazon Business integrates seamlessly with the UC Merced Procurement Card (P-Card). Campus users still have the option to order with the Oracle-based punchout catalog. However, there are several benefits to making P-Card purchases with Amazon Business:
- Personal or business purchases made with a P-Card on a regular Amazon created with a UC Merced email can expose the entire account history via audit. With Amazon Business, your personal account, on a separate email, is protected.
- Easy access to sustainable and local products
- Support of small and diverse sellers in Merced and surrounding communities
- Speedy checkout/delivery experience – order directly without delayed processing times
- Leverage the Custom Quote Engine for discounts on bulk purchases in every category
- Unlocked full access to purchasing for campus P-Card users
- Those without a P-Card can create custom shopping lists (“wishlists”) to share with department administrators who will complete the order
- Access to specialized, dedicated Amazon Business Customer Service
As a UC Merced Staff or Faculty member, your University Email will be tied to the official UC Merced Amazon Business account. You'll be added the Wishlist group -- you will be able to log in and windowshop across Amazon Business to find products, but not checkout or buy the items. As a Wishlist user, you can create a list and share it to your department admin for easy purchasing. If later you apply for a Procurement Card (P-Card) to make purchases, you will be moved into the purchasing group to make purchases on behalf of the university. Your Amazon Business login on the web uses your University Email Address but is separate from your SSO. If you choose to shop within Oracle, you'll have purchasing access as soon as your Oralce Requisitioning access is provisioned.
Note that a primary goal of this reintroduction of UC Merced’s Amazon Business account was to ensure all Amazon purchases for the university be made through the official account.
