The supplier must have products or services that can reside in a hosted catalog or punch-out site, and the technical capability to work with SciQuest. All e-SHOP suppliers must have a formal contract with the university prior to inclusion in the e-SHOP marketplace. These contracts are established either by competitive bidding or through negotiation with a Procurement Services strategic sourcing agent. In addition, the vendor must sell a high enough volume of products to warrant the time and expense required to set them up in e-SHOP, as well as meet the criteria established by the sourcing agent for that commodity. See a listing of agents and their commodities.