Buying Manual

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

There were several updates to the Buying Manual effective December 8, 2017. A brief description of the changes follows.

Several sections of the Buying Manual were updated effective October 1, 2017.

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!