On Tuesday, November 15, 2022, we encountered a system error which affected our end of day business processing. Vendor payments for transactions approved on Tuesday, November 15 will be processed when the issue is resolved.

The Financial Portal will remain open and online purchasing, payment, and travel transactions can be created and approved. However, RCUH transactions approved on November 15 for UH Extramural accounts will NOT be transmitted or posted to the UH Kuali Financial System, and UH Project Fiscal Reports may reflect incorrect amounts and balances until the issue is resolved.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding.

The RCUH Financial Portal will be partially down for system maintenance on Friday, November 11, 2022, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (HST).

During this time period, the Financial Portal will be accessible and online purchasing, payment, and travel transactions can be created and saved. However, Fiscal Administrators will not have the ability to approve transactions and the Reporting functions will not be operational.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding.

On Wednesday, November 2, 2022, we encountered a system error which affected our end of day business processing. Vendor payments for transactions approved on Wednesday, November 2 were processed on Thursday, November 3.

RCUH transactions approved on November 2 for UH Extramural accounts will be transmitted and posted to the UH Kuali Financial System on November 3.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and appreciate your patience.

On Tuesday, November 2, 2022, we encountered a system error which affected our end of day business processing. Vendor payments for transactions approved on Tuesday, November 2 will be processed when the issue is resolved.

The Financial Portal will remain open and online purchasing, payment, and travel transactions can be created and approved. However, RCUH transactions approved on November 2 for UH Extramural accounts will NOT be transmitted or posted to the UH Kuali Financial System, and UH Project Fiscal Reports may reflect incorrect amounts and balances until the issue is resolved.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding.

Wednesday, October 5, 2022: This posting was updated with new SOQ submittal dates.

Licensed attorneys who wish to provide specialized legal services to the Research Corporation of the University of Hawaiʻi (RCUH) for the remainder of the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2022, are invited to submit a Statement of Qualifications and Expression of Interest (SOQ) to RCUH pursuant to HRS § 103D-304.

RCUH is currently looking to contract for legal services in the following area:

1. Employee Benefits.  Services shall include but not be limited to:
   1. Drafting, reviewing, and providing advice and recommendations relating thereto;
   2. Providing advice and recommendations regarding responses to claims asserted by current and former employees; 
   3. Participating in negotiations regarding items (a) and (b); and
   4. Providing guidance on applicable statutes, regulations, and other legal requirements.

RCUH currently offers many employee benefits ranging from paid and unpaid leaves, health insurances, flexible spending accounts, other pre-tax and post-tax deductions, retirement account contributions (401a, 403b), life insurance, long term disability insurance, and long term care insurance.

Previous experience advising employers is essential, and previous experience advising government agencies is preferred.  

Please email your SOQ to: [email protected] by Friday, October 14, 2022, to be eligible for consideration.  SOQs received after October 14, 2022 will be classified as “late submittals” for the balance of the fiscal year as follows: a late submittal received October 15, 2022 through December 7, 2022, will be considered for services beginning January 1, 2023; a late submittal received December 8, 2022 through February 8, 2023, will be considred for services beginning March 1, 2023.

SOQ forms are available here.

RCUH buyers who are new to SuperQUOTE™, an electronic solicitation solution (for requests for quotation, proposal, information, or a sealed bid request), should consider enrolling in one of the September trainings offered by CommercePoint:

• Tuesday, September 13, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
• Tuesday, September 20, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
• Tuesday, September 27, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

You’ll learn about the SuperQUOTE™ buying process and how to :

• create a new request
• create a sealed bid request
• award, cancel, or copy a request
• write an effective request
• qualify your vendors

Register here for an in-person class or to attend virtually.

In-person classes will be in the FMO Training Room, UH Mānoa Lower Campus, 1406 Lower Campus Road, Building 171-B, Room 59 (portable building across SimplyFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center). Classes are limited to 20.

REMINDER: Please use the RCUH account for transactions being processed through RCUH. Refer to these RCUH buyer registration instructions.

Any questions about the training or to request an on-site training class at your location may be directed to [email protected].

The Internal Revenue Service has announced an increase to the standard mileage rate for business travel for the remainder of calendar year 2022. Click here to see the IRS announcement.

The rate is now $0.625 per mile and may be claimed for business travel that occurs July 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022.

RCUH Attachment 12, Current RCUH Travel Rates, has been updated with the mileage rate change. UH employees may refer to eTravel Allowable Rates & Memos.

Should you have any questions, please contact Charlene Gibo at [email protected].

On July 1, 2022, the Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii (RCUH) issued RFP No. CS2022-1, “Designing, Furnishing, and Installing Functional Workspaces for the Relocation of RCUH Offices from the University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa Innovation Center to East-West Center Burns Hall.” RCUH issued Amendment #1 on July 7, 2022 and Amendment #2 on July 12, 2022.

We hereby issue this Amendment #3 by revising the following:

SECTION 2 – STATEMENT OF WORK

• p. 9, DESIGN, 1^st bullet, 1^st sub-bullet (revision is underlined)

From:    Applicable to offices 4028, 4037, 4041, 4047

To:          Applicable to offices 4037, 4041, 4047

SECTION 3 – PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

• p. 13, 3.1.2 DESIGN, 1^st bullet, 1^st sub-bullet (revision is underlined)

From:    Applicable to offices 4028, 4037, 4041, 4047

To:          Applicable to offices 4037, 4041, 4047

The RCUH Financial Portal is back in operation and you may resume approving transactions in the Financial Portal.

On Tuesday, July 19, 2022, we encountered a system error which affected our end of day business processing and consequently checks could not be printed. Vendor payments approved on Tuesday, July 19, 2022 will be processed a little later than normal on July 20, 2022.

We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused, and we appreciate your patience.

On Tuesday, July 19, 2022, we encountered a system error which affected our end of day business processing and consequently checks could not be printed.  We are working to resolve the issue and we will post an updated announcement when the Financial Portal is back in operation. At this time, online purchasing, payment, and travel transactions cannot be approved until the issue is resolved. 

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience.