The written contract types that are ordinarily processed in BCM consist of:
- Artist PSA (for use when hiring an artist)
- Facility Use Agreement (for use when Brown is renting an event space off campus - non-hotel)
- General Goods (tangible objects that satisfy University business needs - examples: supplies, machinery, equipment, furniture, vehicles, etc.)
- General Services (an action that a person or business provides - examples: rentals, musical performance, maintenance service agreements, etc.)
- Guest Speaker (for use when an invited/guest speaker is coming to speak on campus, wants to use their agreement, and the Brown Guest Speaker Agreement Template is not being used)
- Hardware Maintenance Agreement (an agreement between Brown and another party to maintain and service its IT hardware)
- Hotel Agreement (for use when requesting a room block or renting space at a hotel)
- License Agreement (a supplier agreement to permit Brown to use a proprietary software product)
- Non Disclosure/Confidentiality Agreement (related to the purchase of a good or service)
- Professional Services Agreement (for use when hiring a independent contractor, or company to perform professional services, such as consulting) - see more information regarding Independent Contractors.
- SaaS Agreement (stands for Software as a Service and it is software which is not installed, instead it is a software accessed via the internet for Brown's use)
- Software Maintenance Agreement (a vendor agreement to maintain IT software used at Brown)
- Statement of Work (for use with formal, approved Master Services Agreements)