Vendor on Hold

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Is there a way to put a vendor on hold?   We require our subcontractors to go through a pre-qualification process when they first begin working with us.  There have been times, we have set up an AP vendor, and entered the information as we received it to keep the process moving.

But is there a way to put the vendor on hold until the Prequal is completed and accepted so a commitment cannot be written to this vendor?  I can find where I can put an invoice on hold for a specific vendor but not the vendor itself.  I don't want this vendor released and be an option as a vendor on a commitment.

Does anyone know of a way to do this?