The Combined Pricing Initiative, later known as the Consolidated Purchasing Initiative (CPI) establishes uniform computer pricing and provides a number of standard configurations from participating vendors. It is mandatory for all campuses within the UNC system and went into effect in 2010.

• All purchases of desktops, laptops and tablets are required to be selected from standardized CPI configurations.
• In some circumstances, exception requests are allowed.
• The MarketPlace e-procurement system must be used for all purchases.
• No purchase orders (POs), vouchers or campus Pcards can be used.
• Purchases must be selected from the UNC-approved list of vendors and products.

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