Receiving and Distribution

Last Updated: May 25, 2023 1:50:50 PM PDT

The Receiving and Distribution department handles packages and USPS Campus mail.

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As part of the Triton Addressing Initiative, campus has been updated to include physical street addresses for every building on campus. This, combined with new road signage, is intended to better serve as wayfinding addresses for emergency services and micro mobility navigation.

Despite this change, UC San Diego leadership is asking you to continue to use the below preferred campus shipping address to ensure accurate, timely, and environmentally responsible delivery of shipments to campus locations. By using the preferred campus shipping address, packages will be sent to Receiving and Distribution, located in the central Logistics Hub at 7835 Trade Street, Suite 100. There, it will be handled by our specially trained Receiving and Distribution staff, who possesses the institutional knowledge of campus to ensure speedy, efficient, and accurate processing, handling, and delivery.

Direct delivery to campus locations via the new physical street addresses is discouraged and brings with it many vulnerabilities. Third parties may struggle to deliver correctly due to missing information on the shipping label, regardless of how accurate the information provided to the shipper is – around 40% of packages that come into the Logistics Hub cannot be processed due to missing key information on the shipping label. Third parties also often depend on a singular driver that has the institutional knowledge of navigating campus buildings, and they don’t have the access that UC San Diego Logistics drivers do with our multiple badges and keys to get into just about every location on campus.

It is our goal to have the item waiting at your desk or work location when you need it, something third parties cannot provide as consistently as UC San Diego Logistics. Additionally, UC San Diego Logistics saves approximately 10,500 additional trucks on campus every year, by consolidating deliveries at Trade Street and providing the “last mile”, utilizing our fleet of electric and CNG vehicles. As campus continues at a significant growth trajectory, removing congestion and delivering with our low or zero emission fleet aligns with both the UC San Diego Long Range Development Plan and The University of California sustainability requirements.

Using the campus preferred address allows you to track your package via our UC San Diego Logistics Portal (VPN/Login Required), which provides real-time updates from receipt to delivery once a courier has dropped off a package at our Logistics Hub, in addition to corresponding status emails each step of the way.

The Logistics Hub is located at 7835 Trade Street, Suite 100 San Diego, California 92121 (map), and it is the primary delivery location for incoming packages as required by UCSD policy. Our Campus Mail is currently located at our spoke at CSC Building A, Campus Services Complex, 9772 Campus Services Way, La Jolla, CA 92093. Our package and USPS Campus Mail delivery services are in the process of integrating under a singular Receiving & Distribution unit within Logistics. For more information, read about our Strategic Initiative.

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Addressing Incoming Packages and Letters

Logistics retains the right to return personal packages and letters that are received for faculty or staff.

*Warning: If you receive a suspicious-looking package or letter, call University Police at (858) 534-4357. See the USPS website for guidelines and characteristics of suspicious packages and letters.

For Oracle Purchases:

Preferred Shipping Address (Central Receiving)	Direct Delivery
Ensure “Deliver-to Location” is updated to the recipient’s location prior to placing order. Click on “Purchase Requisitions” Click on the Edit icon (the pencil in the upper-right corner) Click on the Magnifying Glass in the “Deliver-to Location” search field. Enter the first few characters of destination building name in the “Name” field, then click on Search (Ex. Pac for Pacific Hall) Select the “-Preferred” option for the destination building, then click OK (Ex. PacificHall – Preferred) Click Save and Close, then make all purchases for this location. During the checkout process, enter the Room and Lab (if applicable).	Ensure “Deliver-to Location” is updated to the recipient’s location. Click on “Purchase Requisitions” Click on the Edit icon (the pencil in the upper-right corner) Click on the Magnifying Glass in the “Deliver-to Location” search field. Enter the first few characters of destination building name in the “Name” field, then click on Search (Ex. Pac for Pacific Hall) Select the “-Direct” option for the destination building, then click OK (Ex. PacificHall – Direct) Click Save and Close, then make all purchases for this location. During the checkout process, enter the Room and Lab (if applicable).

Preferred Shipping Address (Central Receiving)

Direct Delivery

Ensure “Deliver-to Location” is updated to the recipient’s location prior to placing order.

Click on “Purchase Requisitions”
Click on the Edit icon (the pencil in the upper-right corner)
Click on the Magnifying Glass in the “Deliver-to Location” search field.
Enter the first few characters of destination building name in the “Name” field, then click on Search (Ex. Pac for Pacific Hall)
Select the “-Preferred” option for the destination building, then click OK (Ex. PacificHall – Preferred)
Click Save and Close, then make all purchases for this location.

During the checkout process, enter the Room and Lab (if applicable).

Ensure “Deliver-to Location” is updated to the recipient’s location.

Click on “Purchase Requisitions”
Click on the Edit icon (the pencil in the upper-right corner)
Click on the Magnifying Glass in the “Deliver-to Location” search field.
Enter the first few characters of destination building name in the “Name” field, then click on Search (Ex. Pac for Pacific Hall)
Select the “-Direct” option for the destination building, then click OK (Ex. PacificHall – Direct)
Click Save and Close, then make all purchases for this location.

During the checkout process, enter the Room and Lab (if applicable).

For Procurement Card (P-Card) Purchases:

Preferred Shipping Address (Central Receiving)	Direct Delivery
Name of contact person or person receiving goods Building name, room and lab (if applicable) 7835 Trade St., Suite 100 San Diego, CA 92121	Name of contact person or person receiving goods Building name, room and lab (if applicable) Street address City, State, ZIP Code

For Letter Mail:

Official Campus Mailing Address
University of California San Diego Name and department 9500 Gilman Dr. or alternate street address (see below), plus # Mail Code La Jolla, CA 92093

As-Is	Ships as is, to the building, room and lab (if applicable) indicated on shipper documents.
Uncrating	Packaging is removed from item by Moving Services Items is delivered to the building, room and lab (if applicable) indicated on shipper documents. Static recharge rates apply.
Installation	Packaging is removed from item. Items is delivered to the building, room and lab (if applicable) indicated on shipper documents. Item is installed by UCSD Moving Services team to existing utilities. Hourly rates apply.

Receiving and Distribution

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Addressing Incoming Packages and Letters

For Oracle Purchases:

For Procurement Card (P-Card) Purchases:

For Letter Mail:

Package Pickup

Package Tracking

To track a package follow these steps:

Perishable Packages

How Logistics Manages Perishable Packages

Large Freight Delivery

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