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Contract with a vendor (blanket purchase order) that authorizes either the purchase of parts or commercial repair preventive maintenance work. The contract is for a defined period of time (usually one year) and has a defined maximum level of purchase authorization (money). Individual purchases, made at different times, all use the vendor contract number. The amount of each actual order is subtracted from the vendor contract limit. An actual order can be placed only if its value does not exceed the current amount remaining under the vendor contract.

Vendor contracts are recorded on the Data -> Purchasing-> Vendor Contracts -> Contracts screen.