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Purchasing/Stores Glossary of Terms

Glossary Terms Beginning with "M"

M & A
Modify and Amend. See University of Washington Policies & Procedures, Purchasing Department, Procedure 7.6.2.

MBE
Minority Business Enterprise.

MBO/R
Management By Objectives and Results.

MRO
Maintenance, Repairs, Operations.

MWBE
Minority and Women Business Enterprises.

Mail Stop
Internal designation assigned by Campus Mail Services to each department to enable more efficient mail delivery.

Motor Pool
Transportation Services Division of Physical Plant which furnishes vehicles for official University business.

Multiple Award
The award of separate contracts to two or more bidders for the same commodities in situations where the award of a single contract would be impossible or impractical, or the award of individual line items on a bid to separate bidders.

Multiple Receiving Report
Special receiving report used for multiple invoices from same vendor, or to split one payment among several budgets.