Buying Manual

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

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.

Effective January 31, 2020, Procurement and Payment Services made the following updates to the Buying Manual:

The University Tax Office has created a substitute W-8 form to reduce delays in the payment process and frustrations for foreign payees and suppliers regarding the IRS W-8 series forms.

Procurement and Payment Services working cooperatively with University Audit has updated information in the Credit Card Programs section of the Buying Manual related to inactive credit cards.

Effective May 15, 2019, Procurement and Payment Services made the following updates to the Buying Manual.

Section 203, Eligible for Payment by Disbursement Voucher:

On December 1, 2018, Procurement and Payment Services made the following updates to the Buying Manual:

On October 30, 2018, Cornell’s Vice President and Chief Information Officer David Lifka and Vice President for Financial Affairs and University Treasurer Gerald Hector announced the creation of a lightweight Technology Risk Assessment (TRA) and triage process for those seeking new information tec

The Export Control Office in the Office of Sponsored Programs, under the direction of the Office of the Vice Provost for Research, assists the university community in understanding and complying with export control laws and regulations.

Along with our efforts to make buying easier for the campus, the Buying Manual has been updated in conjunction with the increase in the univ