BCP Beginning Segment for Contract Pricing Proposal
BCP Beginning Segment for Contract Pricing Proposal
To indicate the beginning of a contract pricing proposal transaction set and to transmit identifying numbers and dates
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
BCP-01
Transaction Set Purpose Code
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
2
2
-
Code identifying purpose of transaction set.
BCP-02
Reference Number Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
2
2
-
Code qualifying the Reference Number.
BCP-03
Reference Number
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
30
-
Reference number or identification number as defined for a particular Transaction Set, or as specified by the Reference Number Qualifier.
BCP-04
Date
Date (DT)
Mandatory
6
6
-
Date (YYMMDD).
BCP04 is the start of the proposer's fiscal year.
BCP-05
Contract Action Code
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
2
2
-
Code identifying the expected resultant type of contract action
BCP-06
Contract Type Code
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
2
2
-
Code identifying a contract type
BCP-07
Date
Date (DT)
Optional
6
6
-
Date (YYMMDD).
BCP07 is the transaction creation date.
BCP-08
Time
Time (TM)
Optional
4
6
-
Time expressed in 24-hour clock time (HHMMSS) (Time range: 000000 through 235959)
BCP08 is the transaction creation time.
BCP-09
Change Order Sequence Number
String (AN)
Optional
1
8
-
Number assigned by the orderer identifying a specific change or revision to a previously transmitted transaction set.
BCP-10
Reference Number
String (AN)
Optional
1
30
-
Reference number or identification number as defined for a particular Transaction Set, or as specified by the Reference Number Qualifier.
BCP10 is the revision number of the proposal.
BCP-11
Reference Number
String (AN)
Optional
1
30
-
Reference number or identification number as defined for a particular Transaction Set, or as specified by the Reference Number Qualifier.
BCP11 is the option number being proposed.
BCP-12
Description
String (AN)
Optional
1
80
-
A free-form description to clarify the related data elements and their content.
BCP12 is the description of an ``other'' type of contract action.
BCP-13
Description
String (AN)
Optional
1
80
-
A free-form description to clarify the related data elements and their content.
BCP13 is the description of an ``other'' type of contract.