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Strategic and Preferred Vendors

This list contains the names of vendors that American University has a relationship with. When possible, a Strategic Vendor (shown in bold) should be used as first choice. 

Note: Competitive bids required for all purchases equal to, or greater than, $10,000 per PCD Policy.

Strategic and Preferred Vendor List
Product or Service Strategic or Preferred Vendor Name Vendor Address Vendor Phone How to Buy Website PCD Buyer
Audio Visual Equipment Strategic Vendor B&H Photo 420 9th Ave
New York, NY 10001
800-606-6969 Contact PCD Buyer for a quote
<$10,000 use Corporate Card
≥$10,000 requires a PO
www.bhphotovideo.com Kerry Ann Cooke
x3813
Audio Visual Integrators Strategic Vendor SONY 16535 Via Esprillo
San Diego, California 92127
Contact PCD Buyer for a quote www.sony.com Kerry Ann Cooke
x3813
Audio Visual Integrators Strategic Vendor Pavion Corp (formerly CTSI) 2045 West Jefferston Street
Falls Church, VA 22046
703-205-0000 <$10,000 use Corporate Card
>$10,000 requires a PO
Eleni Karistinos x3830
Audio Visual Integrators Preferred Vendor CEI 8500 Cinder Bed Road
Newington, VA 22122
703-550-5800 Contact PCD Buyer for a quote www.commeng.com Kerry Ann Cooke
x3813
Catering (In-house) Strategic Vendor Chartwells TBD 202-885-3180 <$5000 use Corporate Card https://american.catertrax.com/ Eleni Karistinos
x3830
Catering Preferred Vendor Occasions 5458 Third Street, NE
Washington, DC 20011
202-546-7400 Send All Contracts to PCD
≥$10,000 requires a PO
http://occasionscaterers.com/ Eleni Karistinos
x3830
Catering Preferred Vendor Ridgewells 5525 Dorsey Lane
Bethesda, MD 20816
301-652-1515 Send All Contracts to PCD
≥$10,000 requires a PO
http://www.ridgewells.com/ Eleni Karistinos
x3830
Catering Preferred Vendor Windows 5724 General Washington Drive
Alexandria, VA 22312
703-519-3500 Send All Contracts to PCD
≥$10,000 requires a PO
http://www.catering.com/ Eleni Karistinos
x3830
Cell Phones Strategic Vendor Verizon 1 Verizon Way
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
800-922-0204 If Monthly Bill
≥$10,000 requires a BPO for FY
http://www.verizonwireless.com Evan Bradford
x3814
Cell Phones Preferred Vendor AT&T 208 South Akard Street
Dallas, TX 75202
800-331-0500 If Monthly Bill
≥$10,000 requires a BPO for FY
http://www.business.att.com/ Evan Bradford
x3814
Cell Phones Preferred Vendor T-Mobile (Personal Lines) T-Mobile 855-540-9947
Sprint 888-211-4727
New & Existing T-Mobile Users: Contact T-Mobile Work Perks
Existing Sprint Users: Contact Sprint
www.T-Mobile.com/workperks
Coffee Service Preferred Vendor WB Mason 9420 Gerwig Way
Columbia, MD 21045
888-926-2766 Contact PCD Buyer to create NEW USER account.
Order Online
http://www.wbmason.com/default.aspx Kerry Ann Cooke
x3813
Copier Leasing Strategic Vendor Centric Business Systems 8000 Westpark Drive
McLean, VA 22102
877-902-3301 Contact PCD Buyer www.centricbiz.com Kerry Ann Cooke
x3813
Copier Maintenance Strategic Vendor Centric Business Systems 8000 Westpark Drive
McLean, VA 22102
877-902-3301 Contact AU Help Desk http://help.american.edu
Courier Services Strategic Vendor Metro Delivery 1916 Wilson Blvd. #100
Arlington, VA 22201
Contact PCD Buyer
≥$10,000 requires a PO
http://metropolitandelivery.com/
Courier Services Preferred Vendor Deluxe Delivery Services Contact PCD Buyer
≥$10,000 requires a PO
Courier Services Preferred Vendor Quick Messenger Services 4829 Fairmount Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20814
240-223-2233 Contact PCD Buyer
≥$10,000 requires a PO
www.qmsdc.com/
Courier Services Preferred Vendor Washington Express 12240 Indian Creek Court #100
Beltsville, MD 20705
301-210-3500 Contact PCD Buyer
≥$10,000 requires a PO
https://washingtonexpress.com/
Data Storage Strategic Vendor Iron Mountain 1 Federal Street
Boston, MA 02110
800-935-6966 Contact PCD Buyer
≥$10,000 requires a PO
http://www.ironmountain.com/
Diplomas Strategic Vendor Paradigm 2600 Performance Court
Virginia Beach, VA 23453
800-373-6876 Ext- 308 Contact PCD Buyer
≥$10,000 requires a PO
www.paradigm-corp.com/
Enterprise Computer Hardware Strategic Vendor Apple 1 Apple Park Way
Cupertino, CA 95014
Christi Tucker-Martin
800-800-2775
Ext- 46551
Contact PCD Buyer www.apple.com Kerry Ann Cooke
x3813
Enterprise Computer Hardware Strategic Vendor Dell One Dell Way
Round Rock, TX 78682
Herb Martinez
301-378-0489
800-981-3355
Contact PCD Buyer www.dell.com/ Kerry Ann Cooke
x3813
Enterprise Computer Software Strategic Vendor Adobe 345 Park Avenue
San Jose, CA 95110
Contact PCD Buyer for a quote
Requires PO
www.adobe.com Kerry Ann Cooke
x3813
Enterprise Computer Software Strategic Vendor Apple 1 infinite Loop
Cupertino, CA 95014
Contact PCD Buyer for a quote
Requires PO
www.apple.com Kerry Ann Cooke
x3813
Enterprise Computer Software Strategic Vendor Microsoft Select One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052
Contact PCD Buyer for a quote
Requires PO
www.microsoft.com/ Kerry Ann Cooke
x3813
Enterprise Computer Peripherals Strategic Vendor CDW-G 230 North Milwaukee Ave
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
≥$10,000 requires a PO http://www.cdwg.com/higher-education.aspx Kerry Ann Cooke
x3813
Enterprise Computer Peripherals Strategic Vendor Dell One Dell Way
Round Rock, TX 78682
Contact PCD Buyer
≥$10,000 requires a PO
www.dell.com/ Kerry Ann Cooke
x3813
Enterprise Computer Peripherals Strategic Vendor Hewlett Packard Printers (Centric) Purchased through Centric Contact PCD Buyer
≥$10,000 requires a PO
https://centricbiz.com/ Kerry Ann Cooke
x3813
Event Services (On-site) Preferred Vendor All in One Entertainment 440 Girard Street
Gaithersburg, MD 26877
888-727-8902 <$10,000 use Corporate Card
>$10,000 requires a PO
http://www.aioentertainment.com/ Eleni Karistinos
x3830
Event Services (On-site) Preferred Vendor Event Tech 7601Brandon Woods Blvd
Baltimore, MD 21226
410-360-5006 <$10,000 use Corporate Card
>$10,000 requires a PO
http://www.eventtech.com/ Eleni Karistinos
x3830
Event Services (On-site) Preferred Vendor Hargrove One Hargrove Dr
Langham, MD 20706
301-306-9000 <$10,000 use Corporate Card
>$10,000 requires a PO
www.hargroveinc.com Eleni Karistinos
x3830
Express Mail Services/ Mail Services Strategic Vendor FedEx 3201 New Mexico Ave NW
Washington, DC 20016
202-885-2570 Contact PCD Buyer to create NEW USER account http://www.fedex.com/us/
Express Mail Services/ Mail Services Preferred Vendor USPS 4005 Wisconsin Ave NW
Washington, DC 20016
800-ASK-USPS Offsite; Contact vendor directly https://www.usps.com/
Express Mail Services/ Mail Services Preferred Vendor UPS 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington DC 20016
202-885-2030 The UPS Store http://www.ups.com/
Facility Supplies Strategic Vendor WW Grainger 4748 Forbes Blvd
Lanham, MD 20706
800-472-4643 ≥$10,000 requires a PO https://www.grainger.com/ Evan Bradford
x3814
Facility Supplies Strategic Vendor Ferguson 3194 Bladensburg Rd NE
Washington, DC 20018
202-529-7411 ≥$10,000 requires a PO https://www.ferguson.com/ Evan Bradford
x3814
Fulfillment Houses Preferred Vendor ASAP Mailing 4600 Eisenhower Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22304
703-823-0500 ≥$10,000 requires a PO http://www.asapfast.com/ PCD
Fulfillment Houses Preferred Vendor HBP Charter 2818 Fallfax Drive
Falls Church, VA 22042
703-894-3700 ≥$10,000 requires a PO http://www.hbp.com/ PCD
Furniture Preferred Vendor ACI Inc.
Various brands
7001 Muirkirk Meadows Dr
Beltsville, MD 20705
301-931-3600 Contact PCD Buyer for a quote
>$10000 Requires PO
https://www.aciinc.com/ Eleni Karistinos
x3830
Furniture Preferred Vendor American Office
Herman Miller
900 G St NW #100
Washington, DC 20001
202-289-0180 Contact PCD Buyer for a quote
>$10000 Requires PO
https://www.hermanmiller.com/ Eleni Karistinos
x3830
Furniture Preferred Vendor Re-District
Steelcase
66 Canal Center Plaza Suite 310
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-276-8901 Contact PCD Buyer for a quote
>$10000 Requires PO
https://www.re-district.com/ Eleni Karistinos
x3830
Furniture Preferred Vendor Steel Office Interiors
Allsteel
4617 Annapolis Road
Bladensburg, MD 20710
301-731-6000 Contact PCD Buyer for a quote
>$10000 Requires PO
www.steelofficeinteriors.com/ Eleni Karistinos
x3830
Furniture Preferred Vendor WB Mason
Various brands
9420 Gerwig Way
Columbia, MD 21045
888-926-2766 Contact PCD Buyer for a quote
>$10000 Requires PO
https://www.wbmason.com/ Eleni Karistinos
x3830
Hotels (Local) Preferred Vendor American Inn of Bethesda 8130 Wisconsin Ave
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-656-9300 Promo Code: AMERICAN
<$10,000 use Corporate Card
>$10,000 requires a PO
https://www.american-inn.com/ Robert Lu
x3899
Hotels (Local) Preferred Vendor Churchill Hotel 1914 Connecticut Ave Nw
Washington, DC 20009
202-797-2000 <$10,000 use Corporate Card
>$10,000 requires a PO
https://www.thechurchillhotel.com/ Robert Lu
x3899
Hotels (Local) Preferred Vendor Courtyard Bethesda Chevy Chase 5520 Wisconsin Ave
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
301-656-1500 Rewards # 134761782
<$10,000 use Corporate Card
>$10,000 requires a PO
https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/wasvy-courtyard-bethesda-chevy-chase/ Robert Lu
x3899
Hotels (Local) Preferred Vendor Embassy Suites at the Chevy Chase Pavilion 4300 Military Rd, NW
Washington, DC 20015
202-349-2015 Rewards # 286704642
<$10,000 use Corporate Card
>$10,000 requires a PO
https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/wasches-embassy-suites-washington-dc-chevy-chase-pavilion/ Robert Lu
x3899
Hotels (Local) Preferred Vendor Glover Park Hotel 2505 Wisconsin Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20007
202-337-9700 <$10,000 use Corporate Card
>$10,000 requires a PO
https://gloverparkhotel.com/ Robert Lu
x3899
Hotels (Local) Preferred Vendor Melrose Hotel 2430 Penssylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20037
800-635-7673 <$10,000 use Corporate Card
>$10,000 requires a PO
https://www.melrosehoteldc.com/ Robert Lu
x3899
Hotels (Local) Preferred Vendor Residence Inn Bethesda Downtown 7335 Wisconsin Ave
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-718-0200 Rewards # 134761782
<$10,000 use Corporate Card
>$10,000 requires a PO
https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/wasbr-residence-inn-bethesda-downtown/ Robert Lu
x3899
Hotels (Local) Preferred Vendor The Ven at Embassy Row 2015 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-265-1600 Rewards # 134761782
<$10,000 use Corporate Card
>$10,000 requires a PO
https://www.thevenembassyrow.com/ Robert Lu
x3899
Hotels (Chains) Preferred Vendor Hilton 7930 Jones Branch Dr
McLean, VA 22102
703-883-1000 Rewards # 286704642
<$10,000 use Corporate Card
>$10,000 requires a PO
www.hilton.com Robert Lu
x3899
Hotels (Chains) Preferred Vendor IHG 3 Ravinia Drive, Suite 100
Atlanta GA 30346-2149
770-604-2000 Rewards # 387873402
<$10,000 use Corporate Card
>$10,000 requires a PO
www.ihg.com Robert Lu
x3899
Hotels (Chains) Preferred Vendor Kimpton Hotels 222 Kearny St, Ste 200
San Francisco, CA 94108
415-397-5572 Rewards # 387873402
<$10,000 use Corporate Card
>$10,000 requires a PO
www.kimptonhotels.com Robert Lu
x3898
Hotels (Chains) Preferred Vendor Marriott 10400 Fernwood Rd
Bethesda, MD 20817
800-721-7033 Rewards # 876037164
<$10,000 use Corporate Card
>$10,000 requires a PO
www.marriott.com Robert Lu
x3899
Interpreting Service (Translation Services) Strategic Vendor DAS: Deaf Access Solutions, Inc. 6900 Wisconsin Ave #3111, Bethesda, MD 20814 202-391-0074 <$10,000 use Corporate Card
>$10,000 requires a PO
https://deafaccess.com/home/ PCD
Moving & Storage Strategic Vendor JK Moving Services (Domestic & International) David Tourtellotte dtour@jkmoving.com (571-200-1756 Office (703) 472-1107 Cell Contact PCD Buyer for a quote
Requires PO
https://www.jkmoving.com/american-university Ralph Castiglione
x1116
Office Supplies Strategic Vendor WB Mason 9420 Gerwig Way
Columbia, MD 21045
888-926-2766 Contact PCD Buyer to create NEW USER account. Order Online http://www.wbmason.com/default.aspx Evan Bradford
x3814
Plaques & Trophies Preferred Vendor Washington Trophy 4906 Wisconsin Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20016
202-966-1255 <$10,000 use Corporate Card
>$10,000 requires a PO
http://www.washingtontrophy.com/ PCD
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Printing Copies Preferred Vendor FedEx Office 4417 Hartwick Road
College Park, MD 20740
202-277-8072 Contact PCD Buyer to create NEW USER account
<$10,000 use Corporate Card
https://printonline.fedex.com/v3.8.0_s8/au/ PCD
Printing Stationary Strategic Vendor WB Mason 9420 Gerwig Way
Columbia, MD 21045
888-926-2766 Contact PCD Buyer to create NEW USER account. Order Online http://www.wbmason.com/default.aspx Evan Bradford x3814
Promotional Items Preferred Vendor A2Z Promos PO Box 537
Rockville, MD 20851
800-839-3654 <$10,000 use Corporate Card
>$10,000 requires a PO
https://www.a2zpromo.com/ PCD
Promotional Items Preferred Vendor Advertising Etc 3033 Wilson Blvd
Ste 700
Arlington, VA 22201
301-365-3006 <$10,000 use Corporate Card
>$10,000 requires a PO
https://advertising-etc.com/ PCD
Promotional Items Preferred Vendor G&G 4901 Forbes Blvd
Langham, MD 20706
301-731-2264 <$10,000 use Corporate Card
>$10,000 requires a PO
http://www.ggoutfitters.com/ PCD
Promotional Items Preferred Vendor Halo 1980 Industrial Drive
Sterling, IL 61081
301-429-4969 <$10,000 use Corporate Card
>$10,000 requires a PO
http://www.halo.com/ PCD
Promotional Items Preferred Vendor Xcetera 10150 Dallas Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20901
301-593-2294 <$10,000 use Corporate Card
>$10,000 requires a PO
http://www.xceterallc.com/ PCD
Rentals (Special Events) Preferred Vendor Capital Party Rentals 44232 Mercure Circle
Dulles, VA 20166
301-540-5070 <$10,000 use Corporate Card
>$10,000 requires a PO
https://cerental.com/ Eleni Karistinos
x3830
Rentals (Special Events) Preferred Vendor Select Event Rentals 10700 Hanna Street
Beltsville, MD 20705
301-604-2334 <$10,000 use Corporate Card
>$10,000 requires a PO
wepartyrental.com Eleni Karistinos
x3830
Rentals (Buses) Preferred Vendor Beltway Transportation 8016 Malboro Pike
Forestville, MD 20747
301-420-5100 Send All Contracts to PCD
<$10,000 use Corporate Card
>$10,000 requires a PO
http://beltwaytransportation.com/ PCD
Rentals (Buses) Preferred Vendor DC Trails / Quality Tours 478 L’Enfant Plaza SW
Washington, DC 20024
71703-360-2000 Send All Contracts to PCD
<$10,000 use Corporate Card
>$10,000 requires a PO
http://dctrails.com/ PCD
Rentals (Buses) Preferred Vendor Golden Touch 4410 Massachusetts Ave NW Suite 110
Washington dc 20016
202-686-0505 Send All Contracts to PCD
<$10,000 use Corporate Card
>$10,000 requires a PO
http://www.goldentouchlimos.com/ PCD
Rentals (Cars) Preferred Vendor Avis/Budget P.O. Box 699000
Tulsa, OK 74169-9000
800-352-7900 AWD # B448700
BCD # D639800
<$10,000 use Corporate Card
>$10,000 requires a PO
www.avis.com/en/home Robert Lu
x3899
Rentals (Cars) Preferred Vendor Enterprise Rent-A-Car 855-266-9289 Discount Code
<$10,000 use Corporate Card
>$10,000 requires a PO
www.enterprise.com Robert Lu
x3898
Rentals (Cars) Preferred Vendor National Car Rental 877-222-9058 Discount Code
<$10,000 use Corporate Card
>$10,000 requires a PO
www.nationalcar.com Robert Lu
x3898
Scientific Equipment Preferred Vendor Fisher Scientific 81 Wyman Street
Waltham, MA 02454
800-766-7000 <$10,000 use Corporate Card
>$10,000 requires a PO
http://www.fishersci.com/ecomm/servlet/home?storeId=10652 Evan Bradford
x3814
Scientific Equipment Preferred Vendor Sigma Aldrich 6950 Ambassador Dr
Allentown, PA 18106
800-325-3010 <$10,000 use Corporate Card
>$10,000 requires a PO
http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/united-states.html Evan Bradford
x3814
Scientific Equipment Preferred Vendor VWR 1, 100 Matsonford Rd #200
Radnor, PA 19087
800-932-5000 <$10,000 use Corporate Card
>$10,000 requires a PO
https://us.vwr.com/ Evan Bradford
x3814
Signage (Banners/Signs/Name badges/Name plates/Ink stamps) Strategic Vendor AGS Inc 304 Commerce Drive
Exton, PA 19341
484-252-6071 <$10,000 use Corporate Card
>$10,000 requires a PO
https://www.agsinfo.com/ Eleni Karistinos x3830
Signage (Banners/Signs/Name badges/Name plates/Ink stamps) Strategic Vendor Takeform 11601 Maple Ridge Rd
Medina, NY 14103
585-798-8888 <$10,000 use Corporate Card
>$10,000 requires a PO
https://www.takeform.net/ Eleni Karistinos x3830
Signage (Banners/Signs/Name badges/Name plates/Ink stamps) Preferred Vendor Sign-A-Rama 2316 Rhode Island Avenue NE
Washington, DC, 20018
202-506-2194 <$10,000 use Corporate Card
>$10,000 requires a PO
https://www.signarama.com/ PCD
Signage (Banners/Signs/Name badges/Name plates/Ink stamps) Preferred Vendor Signs by Tomorrow 4131 Howard Ave.
Kensington, MD 20895
301-589-3305 <$10,000 use Corporate Card
>$10,000 requires a PO
https://www.signsbytomorrow.com/ PCD
Signage (Banners/Signs/Name badges/Name plates/Ink stamps) Preferred Vendor Tray, Inc 681 Hollins Ferry Rd. Suite A
Glen Burnie, Md 21061
410-689-0690 <$10,000 use Corporate Card
>$10,000 requires a PO
http://trayinc.com/ PCD
Signage (Banners/Signs/Name badges/Name plates/Ink stamps) Preferred Vendor WB Mason 9420 Gerwig Way
Columbia, MD 21045
888-926-2766 Use Corporate Card http://www.wbmason.com/default.aspx PCD
Temporary Help Strategic Vendor Creative Financial Staffing, LLC 9737 Washingtonian Blvd
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
301-798-5132
301-798-5704
Requires Purchase Order (PO) > $10,000 http://www.cfstaffing.com/ Eleni Karistinos x3830
Temporary Help Preferred Vendor Aspect Consulting, Inc. 20140 Valley Forge Cir
King of Prussia, PA 19406
610-78-0600 Requires Purchase Order (PO) > $10,000 https://www.aspect-consulting.com/ Eleni Karistinos x3830
Temporary Help Preferred Vendor Corestaff 900 17th St NW Ste 310
Washington, DC 20006
202-223-4900 Requires Purchase Order (PO) > $10,000 www.corestaff.com Eleni Karistinos x3830
Temporary Help Preferred Vendor Execu-Sys LTD 1411 Broadway, Suite 1220
New York, NY 10018
212-967-0505 Requires Purchase Order (PO) > $10,000 www.eslny.com Eleni Karistinos x3830
Temporary Help Preferred Vendor Jackson & Coker / JC Nationwide 3000 Old Alabama Rd
Ste 119-608
Alpharetta, GA 30022
800-272-2707 Requires Purchase Order (PO) > $10,000 www.jacksoncoker.com Eleni Karistinos x3830
Temporary Help Preferred Vendor Kforce Inc. 1025 Connecticut Ave NW
Suite 415
Washington, DC 20036
202-499-2200 Requires Purchase Order (PO) > $10,000 www.kforce.com Eleni Karistinos x3830
Temporary Help Preferred Vendor Mondo International, LLC 102 Madison Ave
7th Floor
New York, NY 10016
212-257-5111 Requires Purchase Order (PO) > $10,000 www.mondo.com Eleni Karistinos x3830
Temporary Help Preferred Vendor Robert Half Accountemp/Creative Group Janet Baptiste
1401 I St NW Ste 400
Washington, DC 20005
202-991-0232 Requires Purchase Order (PO) > $10,000 https://www.roberthalf.com/creativegroup Eleni Karistinos x3830
Travel Management Company Strategic Vendor Key Travel 2 Penn Center Plaza, Suite 1301
1500 JFK Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19102
888-345-2067 Complete Registration Form on my.american.edu https://www.keytravel.com/us/ Robert Lu
x3899
Travel - Airlines Strategic Vendor American Airlines Book Through AU's Travel Management Company https://www.keytravel.com/us/ Robert Lu
x3899
Travel - Airlines Strategic Vendor Southwest Airlines Book Through AU's Travel Management Company https://www.keytravel.com/us/ Robert Lu
x3899
Travel - Airlines Strategic Vendor United Airlines Book Through AU's Travel Management Company https://www.keytravel.com/us/ Robert Lu
x3899
Water (In-line Filtration) Strategic Vendor Quench 780 5th Avenue, Suite 200
King of Prussia, PA 19406
610-277-7472 Contact PCD Buyer http://www.quenchonline.com/ Jason Lee
x3811
Water (Coolers) Preferred Vendor Deer Park 900 Long Ridge Road
Stamford, CT 06902
800-950-9396 Corporate Card deerparkwater.com PCD