Buying Manual

Buying Manual updated Feb. 15, 2023

Posted: March 7, 2023

Procurement Services made the following updates to the Buying Manual on February 15, 2023:

Buying Manual updates for November 7, 2022

Posted: November 7, 2022

Procurement Services made updates to the Buying Manual on November 7, 2022 in cooperation with the Tax Office and Environment, Health and Safety.

The Buying Manual updates are as follows:

Buying Manual updates for May 27, 2022

Posted: June 30, 2022

Procurement Services made the following updates to the Buying Manual on May 27, 2022 in conjunction with the Tax Office and Export Control Office.

Buying Manual updated February 2, 2022

Posted: February 21, 2022

Procurement Services made minor edits to the Buying Manual on February 2, 2022. The Buying Manual updates are as follows:

Buying Manual updates for May 14, 2021

Posted: May 18, 2021

Effective May 14, 2021, Procurement and Payment Services updated the following sections of the Buying Manual. These updates were made in consultation with the University Tax Office, Global Operations, Export Control Office, and Risk Management and Insurance.

Buying Manual updated Nov. 20, 2020

Posted: December 1, 2020

On November 20, 2020, the PaymentWorks tool used to register new disbursement voucher payees and purchase order vendors was updated to allow registration of foreign payees and vendors.

Buying Manual updates for October 13, 2020

Posted: October 21, 2020

An Independent Contractor subcommittee comprised representatives from each business service center, and the University Tax Office completed its review of the process for identifying independent contractors (ICs) and selecting contracts for services.

Buying Manual updated September 14, 2020

Posted: September 16, 2020

Effective September 14, 2020, Procurement and Payment Services updated the sections of the Buying Manual listed below.

302: PCard Prohibited Transactions

Buying Manual updated August 3, 2020

Posted: August 13, 2020

Effective August 3, 2020, Procurement and Payment Services updated the sections of the Buying Manual listed below.

Buying Manual updated May 15, 2020

Posted: May 19, 2020

Effective May 15, 2020, Procurement and Payment Services updated the sections of the Buying Manual listed below. The primary change is that Procurement will only request certificates of insurance for high-risk activities.

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