Departmental Mass Purchasing

1. Go to the Apple Store for Education Institution website.
2. In the Company/Institution field, enter "Illinois State University" and change the State drop-down to "Illinois." Click Search.
3. Select Browse as guest on the first result shown, it should be listed as "ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY."
4. Browse the store and save the items to the cart that you would like to purchase and configure items as desired. Ignore any estimated tax that is listed as it will be removed when the order is placed.
5. After all of your items have been added to the cart, save your cart by clicking on the "Create Saved Cart" link. Fill out the required information to save to your cart. The next page will give you a saved cart number.  Please do not create "Proposals."
6. TechZone now handles all Apple orders. The dollar amount does not matter, and  please do not contact Purchasing to process a requisition for Apple regardless of dollar amount. Build your quote and process the order through our departmental web form below. Email techzone@ilstu.edu if you have questions.

Updated on 6/30/2021

You can browse the CDW-G website without creating an account. If you would prefer to place a credit card order, you may create an account on the CDW-G website and place your order online.

1. Go to the CDW-G website.
2. Make note of the part number(s) and quantities you would like to purchase or save as a quote.
3. If the total is less than $10000, fill out the form below with the quote number or product number and quantity in the order information field.
4. If the total is $10000 or more, you must submit your quote via requisition to Purchsing to place the order. Follow the instructions posted to Purchasing's website. Below are best practices for mass purchase requisition submissions:
   • Note you can put multiple items and multiple configurations on a single e-quote, which ensures the most efficient processing. Please list each item on a separate line of your ISU requisition for Property Control and tagging purposes. The requisition line items should match your quote. If for some reason multiple items must be broken into separate quotes for a single requisition, please indicate the quote number within each line
   • In the Printed Comments Field, detail your requisition with "Mass Computer Purchase" and then the e-quote/cart number(s).

Updated 7/6/2022

To shop Dell, you will need a Dell Premier Account. If you do not have a Dell Premier Account, email TechZoneSales@IllinoisState.edu to request one. Requests are usually processed within 48 hours.

1. Go the the Dell Premier website.
2. Sign in with your Dell Premier Account username and password.
3. The message on the main Premier page says, "Welcome To Your Premier Homepage." Navigate down to the "My Tools," section and click "Standard Configurations." These systems have been aggressively priced and may also be customized. Shop the site as necessary for your order and add the items to your cart.
4. After all of your items have been added to the cart, save your cart as an E-quote by clicking the "Save as E-quote" link. Fill out the required information to save your E-quote. The next page will give you your E-quote number.
5. TechZone now handles all Dell endpoint device orders (computers, displays, peripherals). The dollar amount does not matter, and please do not contact Purchasing to process a requisition for Dell regardless of dollar amount. Build your quote and process the order through our departmental web form below. Email techzonesales@ilstu.edu if you have questions.

Updated 6/30/2022

TechZone now handles all HP orders. The dollar amoutn does not matter, and please do no contact Purchasing to process a requisition for HP regardless of dollar amount.

If you would like to request a quote with HP, contact techzonesales@illinoisstate.edu.

Updated 7/6/2022

First steps: Create a Lenovo account if you have not already done so.

1. Visit the ISU Lenovo Store and click "Create Account."
2. Select your access level as ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY.
3. Select the role of Builder and fill out the registration information to set up your new account.
4. You will receive confirmation within 24-48 hours after you set up the account.

When building a cart, you will want to disregard any system that has the Accessorize & Buy tag on it, these systems are pre-built and will have no customization options available.  The only advantage of purchasing one of these systems is that they are typically on-hand and will ship quickly, but they will cost more as a result.

Systems tagged with custom build, or some variation thereof, will give you full customization ability of all available components.  When you do not see this option for a particular system, please reach out to techzone@ilstu.edu to request a custom bid.  

Follow the instructions below to save a cart for TechZone or Purchasing once you've added all of the items to a cart.

1. In the field beneath the cart select "Save cart" next to the + sign.
• Please Select Save Cart Type:  Select Company - THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. THE COMPANY CART TYPE IS ONLY WAY PURCHASING OR TECHZONE CAN ACCESS YOUR QUOTE!
• Name the cart with whatever you would like
• Click Save
• You can now access this CART ID and CART NAME for future use. It can be sent to TechZone now.
2. TechZone now handles all Lenovo endpoint device orders (computers, displays, and peripherals). The dollar amount does not matter, and please do not contact Purchasing to process a requisition for Lenovo regardless of dollar amount. Build your quote and process the order through our departmental web form below. Email techzonesales@ilstu.edu if you have questions.

Updated 7/6/2026