Agency: A Commonwealth agency, a local agency, a judicial agency or a legislative agency. (Act 3 of 2008, Chapter 1, Section 102)
Amount of Contract: The dollar amount of the contract, amendment, or purchase order associated with an existing contract.
Beginning Date: Date on which an obligation first becomes due under the contract.
Commonwealth Agency: Any of the following:
(1) Any office, department, authority, board, multistate agency or commission of the executive branch, an independent agency and a State-affiliated entity. The term includes:
(i) The Governor's Office;
(ii) The Office of Attorney General, the Department of the Auditor General and the Treasury Department; and,
(iii) An organization established by the Constitution of Pennsylvania, a statute or an executive order which performs or is intended to perform an essential governmental function.
(2) The term does not include a judicial or legislative agency.
(Act 3 of 2008, Chapter 1, Section 102)
Contract File: Links to one or more files that contain the contract and any appendices, exhibits, tables or other attachments.
Contract Number: A unique number used by an agency to identify the documents in its system.
Contracting Party: Name of vendor, entity or person providing the service or commodity that is the subject of the contract.
Contract Summary: A description of a contract that can be found in the Contracts e-Library that provides the following important information about the contract: Agency name, Contract Number, Date of Execution, Amount of Contract, Beginning Date, End Date, Contracting Party, Subject Matter, Contract File, and Related Documents.
End Date: The date on which all obligations under the contract cease.
Execution Date: The date when the last necessary signature to fully execute the contract is obtained.
Independent Agency: Any board, commission or other agency or officer of the Commonwealth, that is not subject to the policy supervision and control of the Governor. The term does not include a legislative or judicial agency.
(Act 3 of 2008, Chapter 1, Section 102)
Judicial Agency: A court of the Commonwealth or any other entity or office of the unified judicial system. (Act 3 of 2008, Chapter 1, Section 102)
Legislative Agency: Any of the following:
(1) The Senate.
(2) The House of Representatives.
(3) The Capitol Preservation Committee.
(4) The Center for Rural Pennsylvania.
(5) The Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee.
(6) The Joint State Government Commission.
(7) The Legislative Budget and Finance Committee.
(8) The Legislative Data Processing Committee.
(9) The Independent Regulatory Review Commission.
(10) The Legislative Reference Bureau.
(11) The Local Government Commission.
(12) The Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing.
(13) The Legislative Reapportionment Commission.
(14) The Legislative Office for Research Liaison.
(15)
The Legislative Audit Advisory Commission.
Act 3 of 2008, Chapter 1, Section 102.
Local Agency: Any of the following:
(1) Political subdivision, intermediate unit, charter school, cyber charter school or public trade or vocational school.
(2) Any local, intergovernmental, regional or municipal agency, authority, council, board, commission or similar governmental entity.
Act 3 of 2008, Chapter 1, Section 102.
Subject Matter: An agency-created brief narrative description of the services or commodities provided under the contract.
Related Documents: Documents such as amendments and purchase orders that relate to or have been issued against the contract.
State-affiliated entity. A Commonwealth authority or Commonwealth entity. The term includes the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency and any entity established thereby, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, the Pennsylvania Game Commission, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement Board, the State System of Higher Education, a community college, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority, the State Public School Building Authority, the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association and the Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority. The term does not include a State-related institution.
Act 3 of 2008, Chapter 1, Section 102.
State-related institution. Includes:
(1) Temple University.
(2) The University of Pittsburgh.
(3) The Pennsylvania State University.
(4) Lincoln University.
Act 3 of 2008, Chapter 1, Section 102.