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<br />right to supply merchandise or services <br /> <br />Confirming Order <br /> <br />A written purchase order restating the same <br />temlS originally placed orally. <br /> <br />Delivery Terms <br /> <br />Conditions in contract relating to freight <br />charges, place of delivery, time of delivery, <br />or method of transportation. <br /> <br />Emergency Purchase <br /> <br />A purchase made without following normal <br />purchasing procedures in order to obtain <br />goods or services to meet an urgent and <br />unexpected requirement where health and <br />public safety or the conservation of public <br />resources is at risk. <br /> <br />Encumbrance <br /> <br />A charge to an account prior to receiving <br /> <br />goods/services upon issuance of a purchase <br />order. <br /> <br />Evaluation of Bids <br /> <br />Examining a bid after opening to determine <br /> <br />the bidder's responsibility <br />responsi veness to requirements, <br />ascertain other characteristics of <br />that relate to determination <br />successful bidder. <br /> <br />and <br />and to <br />the bid <br />of the <br /> <br />F.O.B. <br /> <br />An abbreviation for "freight on board". It <br />refers to the point of delIvery of goods by <br />the seller, at which time title passes to the <br />buyer. Generally, damages sustained prior <br />to that point in time are the responsibility <br />of the seller, while damages after that time <br />are the responsibility of the buyer. <br /> <br />The term is usually referred to as "f.o.b. <br />point". As described above, the "fo.b. <br />point" distinguishes who owns the goods in <br />transit and who is responsible for any loss <br />or damages up to time of delivery and who <br />must file claims for loss or damages. <br /> <br />Formal Bid <br /> <br />A bid which must be submitted in a sealed <br />envelope and in confonnance with a <br />prescribed fonnat, to be opened at a <br />