What is a confirming order?
A confirming order is defined as an order placed by an end user with a vendor without following the standard...
Purchasing
Information, policies and instructions for purchasing.
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What is an honorarium?
An Honorarium is a payment for a one-time speech or performance with no other requirement. -
Should my payee be paid via Honorarium or Independent Contractor Agreement (ICA)?
An honorarium is a payment for a one-time speech or performance with no other requirement. speech or performance with no other... -
What are the current fiscal year deadlines for Purchasing?
Related: End of FY is June 30th, and requestions are due in March. If we have events after March will... -
What are the current budget amount thresholds for purchases?
The Buyer will conduct a procurement process for any requisition that is over $999. The procurement hierarchy is followed for... -
Are there guidelines on being an approved state vendor?
There are no approved state vendors. There are Suppliers who are registered with New York State in the State Financial... -
How can we move from a requester to an approver? Who do we contact if the Requisition tab is not shown in our CUNYBuy account?
All CUNYBuy access requests are completed by and submitted by the user/department using Service Now. You can also access the... -
I want to order widgets and I want to use Acme Widget Company since they are the preferred vendor for my department. How do I justify this?
Although Acme Widgets is the preferred vendor for your department, there are no preferred vendors for New York State. Preferred... -
Purchasing FAQ and Summary Guidelines
The following links provide information about the Procurement process and Purchasing guidelines. Please note that the law and regulations concerning... -
Procurement Lobbying Act
PLA (Procurement Lobbying Act) is in effect as soon as a requisition enters the procurement workflow (Buyer Review). Once PLA...