Policy Notes: Rapid Purchase Orders (RPO)

A department may place a Rapid Purchase Order for supplies or services directly with a vendor when total order amount is less than $2,500, including tax but excluding freight.

Purchases NOT allowed via RPO include:

  • Contracts, leases and transactions related to real estate or construction
  • Biohazards, toxic gases (including lecture bottles), firearms, explosives, and radioactive material
  • Controlled substances, including narcotics, drugs, and ethyl alcohol
  • Reimbursable and personal expenses, including travel, registration fees, and other out-of-pocket expenses
  • Segments of a transaction which when viewed as a whole, exceeds $2,500 (no split transactions)

Primary Policy Sources: Administrative Guide Memo 54.4 Section RPO

 

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