Requisition Types Guide
Open Market
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Non-delegated and non-contract request
Routes to Procurement no matter the dollar amount
PO Notification sent to vendor
Invoice submitted centrally to system member
Direct Open Market
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Delegated and non-contract request
Limited to delegated amount (i.e. 10k, 5k,) determined by system member
After department final approval requisition creator must convert requisition to PO and submit
PO
PO Notification sent to vendor (after requisition creator converts and submits the PO)
Invoice submitted centrally to system member
Release
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Contract item purchase request
Punch-out purchase request
Does not route to Procurement
No delegated limit
PO notification sent to vendor
Invoice submitted centrally to system member
RPA Release
• Purchases made outside of Buy A&M System with department receiving invoice for payment
• Contract item request for payment authorization
• No delegated limit
• No PO notification sent to vendor
RPA (Request for Payment Authorization)
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Purchases made outside of Buy A&M System with department receiving invoice for payment
Non-contract item request for payment authorization
No PO notification sent to vendor
RPA should only be submitted if within delegated limit
RPA submitted over delegated limit will be considered non-compliant