Departmental Purchases

Saint Louis University and Apple Inc. offer SLU students, faculty and staff Apple for Education discounts. This partnership allows the SLU community to take advantage of special discount pricing on Apple laptops, desktops and mobile devices.

Contact Apple for Education

Higher Education Sales: 1-800-800-2775
Faculty, Student and Staff Personal Purchases: 1-800-MY-APPLE
For the latest Apple information, visit apple.com.

Saint Louis University and Dell Inc. offer the Dell Premier Partnership to SLU students, faculty, and staff.  SLU departments may purchase, at significant discounts, any of the laptop or desktop configurations customized for SLU. 

Departmental business managers have access to all standard machines through the Billiken Buy system. Within this agreement, University faculty, staff, and students can visit dell.com/SLU to purchase personal equipment at a reduced price as well.

Dell Contact Information

Higher Education Sales: 1-800-274-7799
Faculty, Student and Staff Personal Purchases: 1-877-377-0238
For the latest Dell information, visit dell.com.

Departmental business managers have access to all standard machines through the Billiken Buy system.

Within this agreement, University faculty, staff,and students can visit dell.com/SLU to purchase personal equipment at a reduced price as well. For personal purchases of Apple Products please visit Apple Education.

Preferred Method

Once the model has been selected, the department business manager is able to order from the Billiken Buy system via the Procurement option in Workday. Devices will be shipped to the University. ITS will need to be contacted to ensure that machines are fully managed and functional before being used on the University campus.

Other Method or for Special Hardware Considerations

For Apple: Obtain a quote by contacting kmatthews@apple.com or by calling 314-977-4000, the ITS Service Desk, to request a new quote. Please Note: When requesting a quote, please request the four-year AppleCare warranty. 

For Dell: Obtain a quote by contacting Tracey Cousin at christa.tonic@dell.com or by calling 314-977-4000, the ITS Service Desk, to request a new quote. Your department business manager will then be able to upload the quote into the Billiken Buy system to complete a customized order. 

Some items are available for purchase through requisition/purchase order only directly from the manufactures information pages, click here for Apple information or click here for Dell information.

Delivery details should be noted on the order form.

Pricing for the standard desktop configurations includes a three-year or four-year warranty, most come with next-business-day service. Conventional laptop systems include a three-year warranty. Call 314-977-4000 and the ITS Service Desk will send a technician to visit and assess the problem. If a warranty support call needs to be made, the tech will make the service request with appropriate manufacturer support.

As a member of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU), Saint Louis University is eligible for discounted pricing on Adobe products purchased from Logisoft and CDWG.

Orders to Logisoft should be placed in Banner using vendor #000369420. CDWG orders can be placed on the P-card site. Questions regarding applications, part numbers, system requirements, price quotes, etc. should be directed to one of our sales representatives:

Nick Norris - CDWG
877-673-2502
nicknor@cdwg.com

To install your new Adobe software, you will need the software CDs and a serial number. Please contact the IT Service Desk at 314-977-4000 or ask@slu.edu.

Each computer will need its own yearly subscription:

Version

• Atlas Ti 8.0 for PC or Mac
• See the Atlas Ti System Requirements Page 

License Dates and Price

• The yearly license dates are Feb 5 - Feb 4 the following year, regardless of your actual date of purchase.
• The price is $85

Obtaining Atlas Ti for a University Device

• Payment of the $85 per license can be made through Workday using the Internal Service Delivery (ISD) module. 
  Cost Center: E75
• In the ISD, indicate this is for Atlas Ti licenses and please provide computer names for each of the machines for which a license is needed and the contact person for the device
• Upon proper receipt of the ISD, an ITS Service Ticket will be entered in for the devices.
  ITS will install or update the license through the Software Center on the named computers.
• For questions about software purchasing, please contact the IT Service Desk at 314-977-4000.

The University has purchased a set number of SAS licenses that ITS is able to resell to University departments. These licenses are purchased on an annual basis.

Each computer will need its own yearly subscription.

Version

• SAS 9.4 for 64-bit PC only
• See SAS System Requirements Page

License Dates and Price

The yearly license dates are Aug. 1-July 31 the following year, regardless of your actual date of purchase. The price is $145 for an individual license. The following bulk rates apply:

• 10-19 machines: $140 per license
• 20-29 machines: $135 per license
• 30-39 machines: $130 per license
• 40+ machines: $125 per license
• Server License: $600 per server

When using the bulk rate discounts, departments will be responsible for providing all information at the time of purchase. All machine names, customer names, and contact information must be provided during the initial submission. Standing IDOs or add-ons will not be accepted. If additional machine licenses must be purchased at a later date, then individual licenses or a smaller bulk rate will be used.

Obtaining SAS for a University Device

Payment for the total number licenses can be made Workday using the Internal Service Delivery (ISD) module.
Cost Center: E75

In the ISD, indicate this is for Atlas Ti licenses and please provide computer names for each of the machines for which a license is needed and the contact person for the device

Upon proper receipt of the ISD, an ITS Service ticket will be created for the machines ITS will install or update the SAS license through the Software Center on the named computers.

Please ensure that machine SAS is to be installed on is a Windows 64-bit machine. No software or licenses are available for 32-bit machines.

Software for University machines must be pushed out through the Software Center. Local installations are not available due to the size of the install files.

For questions about the software purchasing, please contact the IT Service Desk at 314-977-4000.

The University has purchased a set number of SPSS licenses that ITS is able to resell to University departments. These licenses are purchased on an annual basis.

Each computer will need its own yearly subscription:

Version

• SPSS 25 for Mac or Windows
• See SPSS System Requirements Page

License Dates and Price

The annual license dates are Aug. 1-July 31 the following year, regardless of your date of purchase. University-owned and managed devices can have a free license. The price is $85 for a personal license.  The following bulk rates apply:

• 10 - 19 machines: $82.50 per license
• 20 - 29 machines: $80 per license
• 30 - 39 machines: $78.50 per license
• 40+ machines: $75 per license

When utilizing the bulk rate discounts, departments will be responsible for providing all information at the time of purchase. All machine names, customer names and contact information must be provided during the initial submission. Standing ISDs or add-ons will not be accepted. If additional machine licenses must be purchased at a later date, then individual licenses or a smaller bulk rate will be used.

Obtaining SPSS for a University Device

Please call 314-977-4000 and speak with a Service Desk rep. to put in a service request
ITS will install or update the license through the Software Center on the named computers.

Please ensure the machine is connected to the University network during the installation or update. Software for University machines must be pushed out from the Software Center. Local installations are not available due to the size of the installation files.

Departmental Purchases for a Personal Device

Payment for the total number of licenses can be made in Workday using the Internal Service Delivery (ISD) module.
Cost Center: E75

Upon proper receipt of the ISD, license and install information will be provided by ITS.

For questions about bulk rate software purchasing, please contact the IT Service Desk at 314-977-4000.