User Accounts

 

Why Have a User Account?

Each user group should have a user account at SSRL to use to pick up miscellaneous items from the stock room; order gases; send samples, dewars, or other equipment back to your institution, etc. If you have a current SSRL user account, your account number will be listed on your Beam Time Notification/User Support Form. If you want to open a user account, please read the information below and complete the User Account Form.

Establishing an SSRL User Account

The most common method of establishing a User Account is with a purchase order (PO). The PO should be made to SLAC (Stanford Linear Accelerator Center) for the amount of estimated expenditures. Please do not include commercial Terms and Conditions; if the Terms and Conditions are preprinted on the form, they should be disclaimed. Please include a termination date on your Purchase Order. The suggested minimum amount to open a user account is $1000. Mail the User Account Form and purchase order to:

Michelle Steger
SSRL
2575 Sand Hill Rd., MS 99
Menlo Park, CA 94025

An alternative (and less favored) method is to establish a user account with a letter from the appropriate financial office of your home institution. The letter should include:
  1. The amount authorized
  2. The effective period of the authorization
  3. A list of those authorized to incur charges
  4. The billing address that will facilitate orderly approval and paying of invoices by your institution

Overhead

SLAC will add approximately 14% overhead to materials and supplies procured using a user account.

Sales Tax

California sales and use tax of 8.25% will apply to the price of all materials purchased and delivered in the state of California. The only exception to this ruling is when title of the purchased item is vested in the U.S. government. If your funding instrument includes this title clause, please include a copy of it with your purchase order or letter.

Invoices

Monthly invoices will be submitted to your institution for costs actually incurred.

Assistance

If you have any other questions related to user accounts, please contact:

Michelle Steger
Tel: 650-926-3011
Fax: 650-926-8665
Email: steger@ssrl.slac.stanford.edu

 
 
Last Updated: 07 NOV 2007
Content Owner: C. Knotts
Page Editor: L. Dunn