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Professional Service Contracts (PSC)

Forms
Personal Service Contracts (OAR 580-062)
PSC Competition and Approvals
PSC Decision Tree

Professional Services Contracts must be used for services from independent contractors which call for:

  • specialized skills,
  • highly technical or scientific expertise, or
  • the exercise of professional or artistic discretion or judgment

PSCs are not required if there is no payment for services. For example a department pays for the travel for a guest lecturer, but does not give an honorarium. A PSC should not be issued.

Examples of services requiring a PSC:

  • consultants
  • artists
  • musicians
  • guest lecturer
  • photography

Examples of services that do not require a PSC (trade services):

  • repair and maintenance
  • data entry
  • caterer
  • plumber
  • translation
  • proofreader
  • editing for spelling or grammar

Updated May 12, 2008