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Authorization to Enter Into Contractual Agreements

Campus departments are not authorized to enter into agreements with prospective vendors by signing formal or informal vendor contracts. The Office of the President and the Procurement Office are the only authorized administrative offices that can enter the University into contractual agreements with prospective vendors. If you or your department plan to enter into a contractual agreement with a prospective vendor please have the appropriate department representative(s) review the contract for verification of technical terms and conditions and then forward the contract to the Procurement Office (attn: Kirstine Nogiewich) for review and final approval.

Individuals who enter into an agreement with a vendor to start providing goods or services on behalf of the University or whom intend to bind the University to financial commitments without prior authorization from the Procurement Office are in violation of State law and University policy. Individuals may be subject to the imposition of discipline and may be held personally liable for any indebtedness that is ultimately held to be owed to the contractor/vendor.