In order to standardize contracts, there has been a change in the relationship between Commodity Contracts (OC) and Purchase Orders (OG, OU, O6). All revisions made to a Purchase Order, (Quantity, Unit Cost, and/or Extended Cost) will no longer be reflected on the Commodity Contract.

In the past:
End users were restricted from revising lines on a purchase order generated from a commodity contract for split coding purposes.
Now:
End users may split code items generated from a Commodity Contract.

In the past:
End users were required to cancel line one on a Purchase Order (O6) document and add the specific information of the item(s) being purchased on line two.
Now:
End users may now revise line one from a dollar value to a true quantity ordered of each item; using line one as a true line one on the Purchase Order. End users will still be required to Release the total dollar value of the purchase from the contract.

In the Past:
End users would see two lines on a Purchase Order if they released a greater quantity than was remaining on the Commodity Contract.
Now:
End Users will only see one line.

The changes listed above to the Commodity Contract (OC) reflects the standard operating procedures established for the Service Contract (O4).

Please Contact DAS Materiel, State Purchasing Bureau at matpurch@notes.state.ne.us (phone 402-471-2401) prior to releasing a quantity that exceeds the amount remaining on a contract to a Purchase Order.