VENDOR CLASSIFICATION GUIDE
This guide is provided to help determine the best classification type for vendors based on the services and/ or products the vendor is providing. It is important the correct vendor type be selected in order for the vendor to go through the proper approval queues and to prevent delays in the vendor approved.
Please note that the University requires that vendors with access to ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ Data* (defined below) undergo a security review through UNIT prior to having access to ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ Data and providing services and/ or products to the University.
*ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ Data is defined as data or information collected, created, received, stored, accessed, processed, transmitted, hosted or otherwise managed for or on behalf of ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ University, its employees, students, faculty, agents and representatives. ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ Data includes, but is not limited to, non-public personal information, data governed by FERPA, HIPPA/ HITECH, or GDPR, and financial information (including payment card information).
A Caterer is a person or company who provides food and/ or beverages to the University either on-campus or at off-campus events.
Construction Contractors
This vendor type will typically only be used for vendors within the University's Facilities' departments (with the exception of the Environmental Health & Safety Department who will typically use the Environmental Services Vendor type).
Construction Contractors include, but are not limited to, general contractors, plumbers, HVAC companies, painters, electricians, masons, roofers, carpenters, flooring companies, construction engineers, and architects.
Entertainers and Speakers
Entertainers include, but are not limited to, bands, DJs, musicians, balloon artists, caricaturists, comedians, face painters, hypnotists, magicians, dancers, and performers.
Speakers are individuals who are speaking on-campus during classes or events either for academic or entertainment purposes. If the Speaker is being paid a nominal amount, is speaking due to his/ her scholarly and/ or professional standing, AND is supporting the University’s educational research or public service activities, the Speaker should be classified as Honorarium.
Environmental Services Vendors
This vendor type will typically only be used for vendors within the University's Environmental Health & Safety Department.
Environmental Services Vendors include, but are not limited to, remediation companies, pest control services, waste vendors (collection, removal, recycling, and disposal), restoration services, duct cleaners, and safety inspection vendors.
This vendor type will typically only be used for vendors within the University's Dining Services Department and The Inn.
Food Services Distributors deliver bulk food and/ or beverage to be used and/ or sold by the University's Dining Services Department and The Inn.
Ground Transportation
Ground Transportation vendors include bus and motor coach companies and taxi, limousine and airport shuttle companies.
IT Systems and Applications
The IT Systems and Applications vendor is required to complete and upload the IT Systems and Application Purchases Questionnaire into PaymentWorks as part of the registration process. Once reviewed by the University's UNIT Department, the vendor may be contacted to provide additional information in order for the University to complete a security review.
Product Supply Vendors- Delivering Via Company or Employee Owned Vehicles
Product Supply Vendors- Delivering Via Company or Employee Owned Vehicles are solely providing products to the University (i.e. the vendor is not providing installation, assembly, or other services) and deliver using Company or Employee Owned vehicles.
Product Supply Vendors- Delivering Via Common Carrier (e.g. UPS, FedEx, etc.)
Product Supply Vendors- Delivering Via Common Carrier are solely providing products to the University (i.e. the vendor is not providing installation, assembly, or other services) and deliver using a third-party common carrier (e.g. UPS, FedEx, etc.).
Service Company- Providing Work Off Campus
Service Companies providing work off campus provide their services completely off-campus, and either their services do not involve a physical product or the physical product is shipped via a common carrier (e.g. FedEx, USPS, UPS, etc.).
Service Companies providing work off campus include, but are not limited to, travel agents, repair/ equipment service vendors, consultants, massage therapists, physical trainers, real estate services, and photographers/ videographers.
Service Company- Providing Work On Campus
Service Vendors providing work on campus (either part of or the entire time) include, but are not limited to, travel agents, repair/ equipment service vendors, consultants, massage therapists, physical trainers, real estate services, consultants, photographers/ videographers, and valet services.
Payment Information
- ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ University has partnered with PaymentWorks to handle all onboarding of all new Payees. PaymentWorks is a cloud-based software that is free of charge to our Payees. This software lets you enter all your information about your company or as an individual and allows this information to be reviewed quickly and efficiently by the University. This also helps reduce the risk of fraud for both the University and the Payee by ensuring information is accurate and verified as required. Updating your information is done quickly as you can request all updates through PaymentWorks as well. Payees will also be able to monitor their invoices and see exactly when their payments will be processed for payment. Once set-up in PaymentWorks, you will be able to link to other Universities and companies that already use this system for their vendor management.
- Payees must receive an invitation from ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ University in order to become an approved Payee within our purchase order and payment system. This invitation must be initiated by a University Department. Please be sure to fill out your information in PaymentWorks correctly and accurately to avoid any delays in your onboarding process with ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ University. Payees that require picking a Vendor Type Classification Code should refer to the Vendor Classification Guide to help you choose the correct information to provide in PaymentWorks. Choosing the correct Vendor type helps the University identify insurance requirements as well as other documentation that needs to be provided as part of your on-boarding process.
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- Questions can be sent directly to Procurement or by contacting PaymentWorks.
- All vendors must follow the Invoice Processing Procedures to ensure timely payment.
- The University will not issue any purchase orders or release any payments to the vendor until these forms are received by the Procurement Office.
- All Vendor must comply with our Procurement Office Terms and Conditions.
- Questions regarding any of these forms can be directed to Procurement.
Please review ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥'s Updated Purchase Order Terms and Conditions (2017).
1099-MISC Pennsylvania Tax Information
Beginning January 1, 2018, the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue now requires that payments of Pennsylvania source non-employee compensation or business income to a non-resident individual or disregarded entity that has a non-resident member and is reported on a 1099-MISC, have withheld from such payments an amount equal to the tax rate specified at 72 P.S. § 7302 (which is currently 3.07%). Effective June 26, 2018, ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ University will withhold and remit income tax from all payments made if the vendor meets the above stated requirements. A Form 1099-MISC will also be filed with the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue noting the full year’s Pennsylvania source non-employee compensation or business income earned and any tax withheld and remitted to the State.
More information about these changes can be found here. All questions regarding this tax should be addressed by your accountant, or you can contact the PA Department of Revenue.
1099-MISC/REV-1832
The 1099-MISC Withholding Exemption Certificate should be filled out if you are EXEMPT from Pennsylvania's 1099-MISC withholding. Once the form has been completed, please send it to procurement@villanova.edu.
Or mail to:
ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ University
Procurement Office
789 E. Lancaster Ave.
ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥, PA 19085
ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ FEIN: 23-1352688
Notices
If any of your employees will be on ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ campus and have direct contact with minors, you must ensure that the Reporting and Clearance Amendment is completed an on file at ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ Procurement Office.
This company and its principles:
- Are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from a covered transaction by any Federal Department or Agency.
- Have not within a three-year period preceding the effective date of this agreement convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining,attempting to obtain, or performing public (Federal, State or Local) transaction or contract under a public transaction; violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery,bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property.
- Are not presently indicted for or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity (Federal, State or Local) with commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph (b) herein; Have not within a three-year period preceding this application/proposal had one or more public transactions (Federal, State or Local) terminated for cause or default.
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