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Procurement Card 
The Ball State University Purchasing Department administers a procurement card program that allows departments to make simplified purchases. The ProCard is a limited-dollar purchasing resource that is issued to the person(s) responsible for university budget-accounts.

Department Purchase Order 
The DPO is an option within the online purchasing system that allows university departments an additional method for limited-dollar purchasing. The DPO is a valid alternative to petty cash transactions and check request vouchers.

Requisition
The purchase requisition is the procedural method by which departments may request the purchase of goods and/or services which require processing by the Purchasing Office, usually because of the dollar value, the nature of the purchase, or the type of goods and services.
Uses:

• Purchase of goods and services with dollar value $500 or greater
• Purchase of any goods or services which are restricted from purchase on DPO's, or purchasing card
• Purchases which require the execution of a contract

Standing Order
Standing orders provide a procurement method for repetitively purchased, lower dollar value goods and services during a specified period (typically the University's fiscal year).  Standing orders are a form of an open account which is limited in terms of the things which can be ordered, who is authorized to place the orders, the period for which it is to be open, and the total amount that can be ordered.

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