Purchases with Special Procedures

This section of the Buying Manual covers the types of products that are regulated by federal and state laws or other ordinances or university policies. Buying these products requires close collaboration in advance with other units on campus, such as Environmental Health and Safety.

Download the entire Purchases with Special Procedures section (PDF)

Individual Sections

• 601: Ethyl Alcohol (PDF)
• 602: Entry Permits USDA (PDF)
• 603: Materials and Equipment Requiring Radiation Safety Approval (PDF)
• 605: Narcotics (PDF)
• 606: Orders for Lab Animals (PDF)
• 607: Respiratory and Hearing Protection (PDF)
• 608: Poison Inhalation Hazards (PDF)
• 609: Energy Procurement (PDF)
• 610: Requisitioning of Signs (PDF)
• 611: Recycling and Disposal of Equipment (PDF)
• 612: Use of Cornell Name, Logo, and Insignia by Units (PDF) Updated
• 613: NY State Appropriated Orders (PDF)
• 614: Orders Using Sponsored Funds (PDF)
• 615: Artwork Loans and Purchases for the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art (PDF)
• 616: Editors, Indexers, and Designers for Cornell University Press (PDF)
• 617: Export Controls (PDF)
• 618: Information Technology Governance Process (PDF)
• 619: Graphics Procurement (PDF)
• 620: Arts and Sciences' Concert Series and Performances (PDF)
• 621: Student and Campus Life's Entertainment Contracts (PDF)
• 622: External Lease Program (PDF)
• 623: Internal Borrowing Guidelines (PDF)
• 624: Small and Diverse Business Programs (PDF)
• 625: Cornell Sustainable Campus (PDF)
• 626: Surplus Program (PDF)
• 627: Charter Buses and Limousines (PDF)
• 628: Controlled Substances (PDF)
• 629: Needles and Syringes (PDF) Updated
• 630: Human Research Participant Payments (PDF) Updated