M&E CHECK LIST FOR PURCHASING EQUIPMENT
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Qualifying Research – Please make sure that your research comes under one of the qualifying categories.
Below is a link with information on what type of research qualifies: http://f2.washington.edu/fm/eio/m-and-e-qualifyingprograms
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Research Statement - This statement should include the type of research and the desired outcome. We do not need to know the function of the equipment. Below is a link to sample M&E statements to assist you in preparing you’re the M&E statement. http://f2.washington.edu/fm/eio/m-and-e-statements
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Attaching the M&E Certificate
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Enter the vendor name in the name of seller field
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Enter the current date in the date field at the bottom of the PDF
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Save the PDF to your desktop and name the attachment “M&E Cert”
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Attach the form to the M&E purchase requisition
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To ensure it’s visible to the seller (check “yes” in the box) http://f2.washington.edu/fm/eio/sites/default/files/ manufacturesslsusetxexmptcert_e_final..pdf

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Using the correct coding for the purchase. Please see the link below for a listing of M&E object coding: http://f2.washington.edu/fm/eio/m-and-e-object-codes