EXISTING CONTRACTS CREATED OFF Sample Clauses

EXISTING CONTRACTS CREATED OFF. LINE (SHALL ONLY APPLY TO ORDERS DELIVERED VIA DECS) 19.4.1 Where an offer and acceptance has already taken place off-line to establish the Contract, the Authority shall issue a Purchase Order Message in order to establish Unique Order Identifiers for the Items on the Schedule of Requirements for the purpose of subsequent P2P transactions. The Contractor shall respond with an Acknowledgement Message. In these circumstances, a Purchase Order Message serves only to convey to the Contractor the information necessary against which to supply an item, prepare a delivery label and to submit an Invoice Message; the Purchase Order Acknowledgement Message serves only to confirm receipt of a Purchase Order Message. No new contract is understood to be formed by this Purchase Order transaction. The Authority shall hold the Contractor harmless for any delay or failure by the Authority to issue a Purchase Order. However, any delay or failure to issue a Purchase Order shall not relieve the Contractor of his obligations under the Contract.