UC Procurement OpenAI UC-wide agreement (web)
Citation
University of California, Office of the President, Systemwide Procurement. “OpenAI | IT UC-Wide Agreement.” News post, June 13, 2024. https://procurement.ucop.edu/news/openai-it-uc-wide-agreement. Read 2026-11-09.
Bottom line
- The University of California has a systemwide agreement with OpenAI for ChatGPT Enterprise and EDU, effective June 13, 2024. It has a three-year term with two one-year renewal options.
- The agreement follows UC terms and includes a Business Associate Agreement (BAA), a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) and the Appendix DS. It requires WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility within 12 months.
Background
UC Systemwide Procurement posts its systemwide contracts. The post gives the contract number (2024004164), the benefits to UC and the project team. The team had representatives from UC campuses and health systems, the UCOP Office of General Counsel and the CIO Council. See University of California Office of the President.
Key claims
- “The University of California has established a systemwide agreement with OpenAI for ChatGPT Enterprise and EDU, providing our campuses with access to cutting-edge AI tools.” (OpenAI | IT UC-Wide Agreement)
- “Confidentiality protections for all customer data (prompts and responses)” (Benefits to UC)
- “Contractual obligations to achieve WCAG 2.1 AA compliant within 12 months” (Benefits to UC)
- “Effective 6/13/24: 3-year term, with two 1-year renewal options” (Benefits to UC)
- “Aligned with UC terms, BAA, DPA, and includes Appendix DS; systemwide Supplier Risk Assessment (VRA) completed” (Benefits to UC)
- “The Terms of Use Template is a UC obligation under the agreement and must be issued to users of OpenAI service” (IMPORTANT)
Evidence and method
A procurement notice of about 450 words of body text. It lists contract terms and the team. It gives no price.
Limits
The post gives no price, seat count or usage figures. The contract and the Terms of Use Template need a UC login, so they were not read.