Overview
The Department of Procurement provides strategic sourcing and purchasing services to UWSA employees and UW System institutions by two different teams.
Strategic Sourcing Services
- Assistance to UW System institutions with large procurement projects
- Leadership on procurement policies and practices
Purchasing Services
- Assistance to UW System institutions with staff augmentation including full, ongoing Procurement support
- On-demand assistance for contract review
- Negotiation and signature
- Request for Bids (RFBs) and Request for Proposals (RFPs)
Our Approach
We provide leadership, guidance, and advocacy. We continuously strive to be:
- An authority on procurement policies and practices for the entire UW System
- A center of excellence for supply management
- A leader in maximizing procurement resources through collaboration across the state and UW System
- Strategic, innovative, and effective in implementing best procurement practices
- Proactive in identifying enterprise-wide cost-saving and strategic contracting opportunities
- Effective and prompt in communications with stakeholders
- Timely and responsible in addressing stakeholder needs
- Proactive in professional development
Leadership

Brent Tilton
Director of Procurement (Strategic Sourcing Services)
Contact
660 West Washington Avenue
Suite 201
Madison, WI 53703
Telephone: (608) 262-9138
btilton@uwsa.edu
Staff
Bridget Bishop
Enterprise I.T. Procurement Manager (Strategic Sourcing Services)
660 West Washington Avenue
Suite 201
Madison, WI 53703
bobishop@uwsa.edu
Responsibilities
- Enterprise Software
- Cloud Services
- Digital Platforms
- Hardware
- Maintenance and Support
- Multi-campus Software
- Information Security
- IT Consulting
- XaaS
Janie Pflaum
Inst. Research Analyst - Procurement Analyst (Strategic Sourcing Services)
660 West Washington Avenue
Suite 201
Madison, WI 53703
Telephone: (608) 265-5790
jpflaum@uwsa.edu
Responsibilities
- Spend data analysis and report development
- Collect, analyze, and manage purchasing and payment data
- Maintain the Office of Procurement website
Todd Pooler
Enterprise I.T. Procurement Manager (Strategic Sourcing Services)
817 South Broadway
110 University Services Building, Room 133
Menomonie, WI 54751
Telephone: (608) 890-0128
tpooler@uwsa.edu
Responsibilities
- Enterprise Software
- Multi-campus Software
- Hardware
- Maintenance and Support
- IT Consulting
- Digital Platforms
- Information Security
- Cloud Services
- XaaS
Paul Schlough
Procurement Manager (Strategic Sourcing Services)
660 West Washington Avenue
Suite 201
Madison, WI 53703
Telephone: (608) 265-0557
pschlough@uwsa.edu
Responsibilities
- Dining Services
- Prime Vending
- Pouring Rights
- UWS Travel Services