Common use of Material Procurement Clause in Contracts

Material Procurement. Customer’s accepted purchase orders will constitute authorization for VEM to procure, using standard purchasing practices, the labor, and the “Inventory” necessary for the manufacture of Products covered by such purchase orders. The Inventory includes components, materials and supplies. In addition, Customer authorizes VEM to purchase, components, materials, and supplies: (i) with lead times exceeding the period covered by the accepted purchase orders for the Products to the extent necessary for the manufacture of additional Product covered by the Customer’s forecast (“Long Lead Time Components”) and, (ii) purchased in quantities above the required amount for purchase orders to achieve price targets (“Economic Order Inventory”), and (iii) purchased in excess of requirements for purchase orders because of minimum lot sizes available from manufacturers (“Minimum Order Inventory”). Together these are called “Special Inventory”.