Buying Manual

Effective May 1, 2017, several updates were made to the Buying Manual.

Buying Manual section 203, Payment by Disbursement Voucher, has been updated to allow for payment of writers and editors via disbursement voucher with the use of the Service Provider Contract for Writing and/or Editing.

In coordination with the Office of Sponsored Programs, a bid exemption has been granted to Cornell Cooperative Extension associations. Please see Buying Manual section 402, Bid Solicitation and Exemptions.

Last fall, we conducted a survey and focus groups to evaluate the usability of the Buying Manual and Procurement website.

Two minor changes have been made to the Buying Manual.

In the fall, we conducted a survey and three focus groups to evaluate the usability of the Buying Manual and the Procurement website. Thank you to the 203 survey respondents and the 15 focus group members for your participation and willingness to help us improve our services and tools!

In response to feedback received during the Buying Manual survey and focus group meetings, the following updates have been made to the Buying Manual:

The University Policy Office announced the issuance of the revised University Policy 3.2, Travel Expenses, effective January 1, 2016. The revised policy increased direct-pay options.

University Policy 3.25, Procurement of Goods and Services supports the appropriate stewardship of Cornell’s assets by establishing best practices for procuring goods and services that comply with applicable laws and regulations,