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Procurement and Business Services is responsible for the contract routing process for all contracts, except for Office of Research and Graduate Studies contracts, through a contract management system, iContracts. The contract process is outlined below.

1. Department submits contract and Contract Summary Form to contracts@sfasu.edu.
2. Procurement uploads documents to iContracts.
3. Contract is routed to the Office of General Counsel or authorized delegates for review and negotiation of vendor terms, if needed.
4. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ and vendor signatures are gathered utilizing Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ’s eSignature platform.
5. Fully executed contract is uploaded into iContracts and emailed to the department. 

• A Contract Summary Form must be submitted with each contract to provide the information needed for the contracting process.
• A requisition must be submitted if the contract requires an expenditure of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ funds.
• Purchases of software and hardware require contract review and IT review for security and accessibility. Visit Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ’s for details.

No employee has authority to sign a contract except those with delegated signature authority authorized by the president.