Greeting Colleagues,

I have been off the list for a while and was unable to receive or
post. I think I have solved the problem so forgive me if this has been
a recent topic.

We have several sponsored projects where food for participants has
been budgeted and approved by the sponsor (private and public). The
campus policy is that we use the contracted food vendor and pay their
$25 delivery fee. We find that this costs 2 - 4 times as much as if
the PI purchased food from an off campus source.

How do you justify paying more than needed? Better yet, how can I
convince fiscal that this is unacceptable?

Thanks!

Maria

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Maria Montoro Edwards, PhD, CRA
Assistant Vice President for Research and Sponsored Programs
Marywood University
2300 Adams Avenue
Scranton, PA  18509
(570) 961-4775

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