Order Foundation Seed

Purchase Order

Terms and conditions of sale

Please Note: If you place an order by phone or e-mail, WSCIA will still need a signed copy of this form showing that you agree to the terms and conditions as stated below. If the signed copy is not received by WSCIA within 14 days of your order, WSCIA may terminate your order without notice.

This Purchase Order can only be changed or cancelled if the purchaser notifies WSCIA within 7 days after this order is placed.

Due to the cost and risk involved in producing seed, WSCIA requires, and purchaser hereby agrees, that any purchaser ordering seed in advance (“Year-in-Advance” order) must deposit 20% of the posted Foundation seed price with the seed order. The purchaser must also take delivery of, and pay for, 100% of seed ordered.

WSCIA cannot, and does not guarantee the availability of any seed order. Therefore, if seed of a marketable quality is not available upon order, WSCIA in its sole discretion will choose whether to allow the purchaser to change, cancel or reconfirm the seed order beyond the change deadlines listed in Paragraph 1 above. Said changes will only be allowed if placed in writing and signed by WSCIA and the purchaser.

No seed orders will be returned or resold without prior written approval of WSCIA which WSCIA may withhold for any reason.

All Foundation class seed of allocated varieties must be used as Foundation seed only, and will not be reclassified to certified seed without written approval of WSCIA.

Seed is priced F.O.B. the storage location. All freight arrangements and/or charges are the sole responsibility of the purchaser. If someone other than the purchaser is to pick up the seed order, WSCIA must be notified in advance, in writing, of the name of the person or persons picking up the order.

Once the seed order has been loaded for the purchaser, WSCIA is released from any and all responsibility for the seed.

All special orders, such as orders of any variety of seed not listed on WSCIA’s advance order form, will have additional charges including, but not limited to, freight charges, in addition to the established price set by the WSCIA Board of Directors.

If a seed shortage exists relative to a particular variety, the seed will be allocated among those ordering it according to WSCIA’s Allocation Policy (11/18/02) which is incorporated herein by this reference. A copy can be obtained by contacting WSCIA.

Limited Warranty: WSCIA warrants, to the extent of the purchase price only, that the seeds WSCIA sells will be labeled as required by law and will conform to the label description within the recognized tolerances in the seed industry and its standards.

WSCIA disclaims all other warranties, expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose/use.

WSCIA has made efforts to minimize the possibility of out crossing, however, WSCIA sells all seeds in AS-IS condition/form and is NOT responsible for any out-crossing which has occurred, may occur, or will occur in any foundation seed production field. The purchaser of seed agrees to assume the responsibility of remove any visually off-type seed(s) which may have resulted from a cross-pollination event to the extent that certification standards are met.

Limitation of liability: The Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedies for any and all damages sustained and/or losses suffered with respect to the purchase and/or use of the seed ordered from WSCIA, weather by WSCIA’s breach of warranty, negligence, or any breach of any other duty, is limited to the foregoing warranty and shall be, at WSCIA’s sole option, limited to the recovery of an amount to to exceed the original purchase price of the seed.

Liquidated Damages: The parties agree that should Purchaser fail to pay for and accept the seed per the terms of this agreement, that WSCIA’s damages are difficult to ascertain in advance. The difficulty of ascertaining damages is partly due to the uncertainty of whether and to what extent WSCIA can mitigate its damages. Therefore, the parties agree that establishing liquidated damages remedy will lead to greater certainty of the parties’ rights. The agreed liquidated damages is 80% of the original sales price or a lesser amount in WSCIA’s determination.

This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Washington and venue for any action shall lie in Superior Court for Whitman County, Washington. This agreement may be subject to mediation according to Chapter 49 of Title 15 of the Revised Code of Washington.