Which purchasing method should I use? Campus Requisitioners should use the matrix below in order to determine the purchasing method for each good or service.
Expense Category
Purchasing Method
Purchase Order
Commercial Card
Request for Payment to Outside Vendor
Request for Reimbursement to Employee
Goods less than $1000
(ex: from Wal-mart, Headley’s, Kroger, etc.)
X
Goods more than $1000
X
Service Contracts
X
Conference Fees
X (Preferred)
X
Travel Fees
X
Travel: Meals
X
Travel: Hotels
X
Travel: Miscellaneous Cash Expenses
X
Pay a Speaker or Speaker’s Bureau
X (Preferred)
X
Printing/Publications for more than $1000
X
Office Furniture and Equipment
X
Computer Equipment
X
Office Supplies
Special contract through Boise Office Solutions
Travel Reservations
Special contract through Allen Travel
Catering
Special contract through Sodexho
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