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Catering Services

Procurement Agent(s):
Liz Lunaburg

Description:

ISU Catering may be used for many catering needs. Outside caterers may also be used if they have been authorized by ISU. You can find a list of current Approved Food/Beverage Vendors here. Please note that alcohol service requires additional approval and must be coordinated through the Office of Risk Management.

ISU requires that all suppliers providing food/alcohol services at an ISU facility meet minimum requirements. Suppliers not on the list are not allowed to cater events at ISU facilities until they provide the required documents. It is not ISU’s intent to exclude any supplier from providing services to ISU, but rather to ensure the safety of our students/staff and all other parties involved.

For information on becoming an Approved Food/Beverage Vendor, please see Risk Management's Approved Food/Beverage Vendor page.

Departments may contact approved suppliers and obtain a quote for their event. Departments may use their Travel and Hospitality (T&H) Card as long as it is within their transaction limits. If it is over their T&H Card transaction limits then a requisition will need to be submitted prior to the event. Any agreements for services shall be signed by an ISU Procurement Agent.

Procurement Procedure:

To find the best way to procure the goods or services in this category,
please answer each of the following questions by clicking [yes] or [no].

Is the supplier on the Approved Catering List for ISU?

[yes] [no]

Is the dollar value of the purchase over your T&H Card limit?

[yes] [no]

Create a non-catalog requisition in Workday with any accompanying information about the requested purchase to Procurement Services (i.e. order form, quote, email from supplier, etc.). If you need assistance creating a non-catalog requisition in Workday, email the information to finance_delivery@iastate.edu.

Do you have an ISU Travel & Hospitality (T&H) Card and will the supplier accept the card for the transaction?

[yes] [no]

Use T&H Card and retain any receipts and order forms in your T&H Card files.

Create a non-catalog requisition in Workday with any accompanying information about the requested purchase to Procurement Services (i.e. order form, quote, email from supplier, etc.). If you need assistance creating a non-catalog requisition in Workday, email the information to finance_delivery@iastate.edu.

The supplier must complete the required documentation with ISU before they can provide catering services on campus.