Buy & Pay Guide | Financial Management Services

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	Product / Service	Expenditure Type	Best Purchasing Method
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P	Parking Permit	55120 – Supplies Other (commonly used for parking)	Purchasing Card Purchase a Parking Permit No Petty Cash
P	Performers see: Entertainers
P	Pest Control	Not Required	LBRE Work Request
P	Photocopies (non-Stanford provider)	54520 – Photocopy	Purchasing Card
P	Postage	55310 – Postage or Mailing Services	Purchasing Card Expense Requests (Non-PO Payment)
P	Postdoc/Non-Stanford Student Aid or Support see: Aid/Support to Non-Stanford Student/Postdocs
P	Postdocs/Graduate Students see: Aid/Support to Stanford Students/Postdocs
P	Printers (If leased, see Lease Equipment) see: Computer Supplies (printers / peripherals)	55116 – Computers & Computing Devices (acquisition cost < $5,000) 53160 – > $5,000 capital equipment (projectors, fax machines, copiers, etc)	SmartMart Contracts
P	Printing Publications	54510 – Cost of Printing, Plate-Making, Press-Work, Binding	Purchasing Card Non-Catalog Requisition (Standard)
P	Professional Services	Varies by Item	Professional services should generally be procured through a contract. If the supplier is an independent contractor, a signed Independent Contractor Checklist (IC Checklist) must be attached when submitting the contract request. Please note that if the consultant will use Stanford data, there are additional considerations. In most cases, these contracts should be paid for through a non-catalog purchase requisition (purchase order), which will be generated through the contract request process.
P	Professional Services/Consultants see: Consultants/Professional Services