They are tests to confirm that your payment card account is active and has the funds available to complete your transactions. Authorization holds are removed by your financial institution shortly after your purchase clears. The time it takes to remove authorization requests varies by financial institution.
These are to be found primarily in the contract documents. The term contract documents is uniformly used in all AIA standard form agreements to designate the group of documents that comprise the construction contract between the owner and contractor. The terms contract documents and contract may be used interchangeably.
DTIC requires utilization of an Interagency Agreement (IAA) when funding is accepted from agencies outside of the Department of Defense. Per the FMR, when DTIC provides support and/or accepts funds from agencies outside of the DoD, an IAA and a funding document are required. There are two parts of an IAA. Part A is the general terms and conditions of the agreement while Part B is the funding document. Interagency Agreements (IAA) General Terms and Conditions (Part A Form FMS 7600A) The first step in this process is to complete Part A of the IAA (i.e. general terms & conditions).