This may vary depending on your department, but generally:

• if you need to have a contract or supplier’s terms and conditions reviewed, you need access to BCM;
• if you will be requesting Brown contract templates such as Professional Services Agreements (PSAs), you need access to BCM; and/or
• if you will be requesting amendments or renewals of existing contracts (including PSAs), you need access to BCM.

If you didn’t manage contracts in your area in the past, you probably don’t need access. 

To request access to Brown Contract Management (BCM), please complete the following steps:

1. Be sure training is complete. Both training modules below are required before seeking access to BCM. It will take approximately an hour to complete the two modules:
   • Brown Contract Management Basics
   • Introduction to the Brown Contract Management System
2. Visit the Brown University Help Center and log in.     
3. Click IT Help Request. 
4. Then, click Make a New Request and choose IT Privileged Access Request.
5. Enter the request summary: Access to BCM
6. Under What type of access request is this, choose application access.           
7.  Enter your name and email address and the requested information if you are submitting the request for someone else.                        
8. In the Requested application list, choose Brown Contract Management System (BCM)                                                                         
9. Indicate whether you are in the BioMed division or School of Engineering. If not, select “other departments”
10. Include the Workgroup/department you should be associated with in BCM (only one)
11. Enter your supervisor’s name.
12. Include any notes/message.
13. Click Send.

Approval

Your request will be sent to your supervisor for approval. Once approved, the BCM System Administrator will set up your account access. Once your account is set up, you will receive the BCM access link and a confirmation email that you have been activated in BCM.