An After-the-Fact (ATF) purchase occurs when an organizational unit makes a commitment over $10,000 before the Procurement Service Center (PSC) issues a purchase order. For example, authorizing a supplier to begin work before the PSC issues a purchase order – even though the organizational unit has submitted a requisition – is an ATF. Similarly, obtaining goods or services on credit and subsequently submitting the invoice with a Payment Authorization form or Payment Voucher form is an ATF unless those items can specifically be paid by Payment Authorization or Payment Voucher.
An ATF is the personal obligation of the individual who ordered the goods or services and incurred the obligation unless the ATF is reviewed and approved in accordance with the PPS: After-the-Fact Purchases.
The PSC Procedural Statement: After-the-Fact Purchases sets forth the university requirements for the identification, notification, and processing of After-the-Fact purchases.
