Three types of purchase contracts are issued at the College:

1) The regular purchase order is awarded for one- time, non-repetitive needs.

2) To accommodate monthly or quarterly payments for service agreements or repetitive supplies, a blanket purchase order is issued for the period (our fiscal year).

3) Term Contracts are long-term commitments (usually one year to three years) made for high-dollar repetitive supplies, equipment and services, used by one or more

College departments.

Purchase orders, blanket purchase orders, and term contracts are the only methods of purchase that will obligate Cincinnati State. In cases of emergency, user departments are assigned an emergency purchase order number that is always followed by a confirming order hard copy. If in doubt as to the authenticity of an emergency request, call the Purchasing Department.