For Buyers

For help with Purchasing module e-docs, including Requisitions, Purchase Orders, etc., call us at (607) 255-3804.

To sign up for KFS training, please visit the Training library.

"KFS" is the acronym for "Kuali Financial System."

To learn more about the pcard program, please visit our Credit Card Programs pages.

To learn more about e-SHOP, please visit our e-SHOP pages, and review our e-SHOP FAQ.

Preferred suppliers have participated in a negotiation process to implement a university-wide agreement, endorsed by Cornell Procurement and Payment Services to provide products, services, delivery, and customer service with the "best overall value" to Cornell. To learn more about the preferred and contract suppliers, please review the supplier table on our website.

In accordance with university policy, we are required to bid any goods or services that have a total cost of more than $25,000 and when the purchase is not a single/sole-source situation. Please refer to Buying Manual section 402, Bid Solicitation and Exemptions (sole source).

A price certification is needed when:

It is important to select the correct vendor number. Many hotels are owned by parent companies, and the parent company is selected in error. To make sure you select the appropriate vendor, make sure that the vendor name matches the location of the hotel.

For example, to select the Wardman Park Marriott use vendor 15650-1.

A caterer is a service provider who performs food preparation, event setup, delivers food, serves food or beverages, or cleans up food on Cornell-controlled property, including facilities owned by Cornell and facilities that may be rented or leased and only under Cornell’s control for the period of the event.

Catering should not be confused with simple delivery, when no service is performed on-site, i.e., pizza delivery.