BCP Beginning Segment for Contract Pricing Proposal

To indicate the beginning of a Contract Pricing Proposal Transaction Set and transmit identifying numbers and dates

Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
BCP-01
Transaction Set Purpose Code
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
2
2
1
Code identifying purpose of transaction set
BCP-02
Reference Identification Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
2
3
1
Code qualifying the Reference Identification
BCP-03
Reference Identification
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
50
1
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
BCP-04
Date
Date (DT)
Optional
8
8
1
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
BCP04 is the start of the proposer's fiscal year.
BCP-05
Contract Action Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
2
2
1
Code identifying the expected resultant type of contract action or current type of contract action
BCP-06
Contract Type Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
2
2
1
Code identifying a contract type
BCP-07
Date
Date (DT)
Optional
8
8
1
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
BCP07 is the transaction creation date.
BCP-08
Time
Time (TM)
Optional
4
8
1
Time expressed in 24-hour clock time as follows: HHMM, or HHMMSS, or HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD, where H = hours (00-23), M = minutes (00-59), S = integer seconds (00-59) and DD = decimal seconds; decimal seconds are expressed as follows: D = tenths (0-9) and DD = hundredths (00-99)
BCP08 is the transaction creation time.
BCP-09
Change Order Sequence Number
String (AN)
Optional
1
8
1
Number assigned by the orderer identifying a specific change or revision to a previously transmitted transaction set
BCP-10
Reference Identification
String (AN)
Optional
1
50
1
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
BCP10 is the revision number of the proposal.
BCP-11
Reference Identification
String (AN)
Optional
1
50
1
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
BCP11 is the option number being proposed.
BCP-12
Description
String (AN)
Optional
1
80
1
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
1
A free-form description to clarify the related data elements and their content
BCP13 is the description of an "other" type of contract.

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