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	Product / Service	Expenditure Type	Best Purchasing Method
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C	Capital Equipment see also: Purchase Capital Equipment	Common Expenditure Types Used for Property and Equipment • See Common Expenditure Types Used for Property and Equipment • If custom broker fees will apply, use same Cap Equip exp type for fees	SmartMart (if available) Non-Catalog Requisition (Standard Capital Equipment) • No Purchasing Cards • Receiving required, see How To
C	Car Rental see: Travel (domestic) , Travel (international)
C	CardinalTemps	54330 – Temporary Services	Hiring temporary workers Program information on Cardinal at Work
C	Catering (Stanford or outside providers)	52355 – Food or Local Business Meals 52310 – Alcoholic Beverage- Unallowable 52240 – Morale	SmartMart Purchasing Card Non-Catalog Requisition (Standard) Expense Requests (Non-PO Payment)
C	Catering Rental	52315 – Entertainment– Unallowable	Purchasing Card Non-Catalog Requisition (Standard)
C	Cell Phone/PDA/Tablet (device)	55116 – Computers & Computing Devices (acquisition cost < $5,000)	Order via University IT Purchasing Card
C	Cell Phone/PDA/Tablet (service plan)	Not Required	Contact University IT
C	Chemicals	55230 – Chemicals & Compressed Gases	SmartMart No Purchasing Card
C	Cleaning, Trash, and Recycling Services	Not Required	LBRE Work Request
C	Compostable Break Room Supplies	55110 – Supplies MTL Non-Cap EQ Office	SmartMart
C	Compressed Gas	55230 – Chemicals & Compressed Gases	SmartMart
C	Computer (non-Stanford owned)	55020 – Computer – Non SU owned	UIT Hardware Recommendations
C	Computer (Stanford owned)	53120 – SU CAP COMPUTER EQUIP (acquisition cost > $5,000) 55116 – Computers & Computing Devices (acquisition cost < $5,000) 55410 – Computer Software Programs	SmartMart UIT Hardware Recommendations
C	Computer Software Licenses	55410 – Computer Software Programs 55420 – Software Maintenance Agreements	SmartMart (if available) Non-Catalog Requisition (Standard) No Purchasing Card
C	Computer Supplies (peripherals)	55116 – Computers & Computing Devices (acquisition cost < $5,000)	SmartMart
C	Conference Registration	52510 – Conference convention entry meeting fees	Non-local - Travel Card Local - Purchasing Card Expense report reimbursement or Non-PO Payment - Expense Requests
C	Conference Room Rental (campus)	52510 – Conference convention entry meeting fees	iJournals
C	Construction (with contractor) see also: When a Contract Is Required	54055 – Prime Consultant Used only by O&M (Award C%) and Capital Accounting (Award X%) projects	Non-Catalog Requisition (Standard)
C	Consultants/Professional Services see also: When a Contract Is Required	54230 – Other Professional Services- Allowable (not for legal or accounting services) 54235 – Other Professional Services- Unallowable (not for legal or accounting services)	Non-Catalog Requisition (Standard) No Non-PO Payment
C	Contract, Bilateral see also: When a Contract Is Required	Expenditure Type Lookup Tool Launch Oracle and open the SU Inquiry Tools and Forms folder	Non-Catalog Requisition (Standard) See How To
C	Controlled Substance	55210 – Supplies Materials Laboratory	Non-Catalog Requisition (Standard) Licenses are required for purchase
C	Copier/Printer (lease)
C	Copier/Printer (purchase) see: Printers (If leased, see Lease Equipment)
C	Custodial Services	Not Required	LBRE Work Request
C	Customs Broker Fees	55320 – Shipping, Handling, Cartage, Freight Services (non-capital) If part of capital equipment purchase, use capital equipment expenditure type for customs line item.	Non-Catalog Requisition (Standard) • For Standard Capital Equipment orders, see Step 2 in How To • For Non Capital Equipment orders, see Step 3 • Stanford's Broker: JAS (formerly TIGERS)