# 5.1 Purchasing Policies

**Source**: https://adminguide.stanford.edu/chapters/purchasing-and-payments/purchasing-policies
**Parent**: https://adminguide.stanford.edu/chapters/procurement-activities

This Guide Memo outlines university procurement policies. Detailed policies for common procurement activities, such as business and travel expenses, purchase requisitions, and purchasing cards, are contained in separate Guide Memos in Chapter 5. This