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Part 13 - Simplified Acquisition Procedures
13.000 Scope of part.
13.001 Definitions.
13.002 Purpose.
Policy.
Legal effect of quotations.
List of laws inapplicable to contracts and subcontracts at or below the simplified
acquisition threshold.
Inapplicable provisions and clauses.
Subpart 13.1 - Procedures
13.101 General.
13.102 Source list.
13.103 Use of standing price quotations.
13.104 Promoting competition.
Synopsis and posting requirements.
Soliciting competition, evaluation of quotations or offers, award and
documentation.
13.106-1 Soliciting competition.
13.106-2 Evaluation of quotations or offers.
13.106-3 Award and documentation.
Subpart 13.2 - Actions At or Below the Micro-Purchase Threshold
13.201 General.
13.202 Unenforceability of unauthorized obligations in micro-purchases.
13.203 Purchase guidelines.
Subpart 13.3 - Simplified Acquisition Methods
Governmentwide commercial purchase card.
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Purchase orders.
13.302-1 General.
13.302-2 Unpriced purchase orders.
13.302-3 Obtaining contractor acceptance and modifying purchase orders.
13.302-4 Termination or cancellation of purchase orders.
13.302-5 Clauses.
Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
13.303-1 General.
13.303-2 Establishment of BPAs.
13.303-3 Preparation of BPAs.
13.303-4 Clauses.
13.303-5 Purchases under BPAs.
13.303-6 Review procedures.
13.303-7 Completion of BPAs.
13.303-8 Optional clause.
[Reserved]
Imprest funds and third party drafts.
13.305-1 General.
13.305-2 Agency responsibilities.
13.305-3 Conditions for use.
13.305-4 Procedures.
SF 44, Purchase Order-Invoice-Voucher.
13.307 Forms.
Subpart 13.4 - Fast Payment Procedure
13.401 General.
13.402 Conditions for use.
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13.403 Preparation and execution of orders.
13.404 Contract clause.
Subpart 13.5 - Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items
13.500 General.
13.501 Special documentation requirements.
Parent topic: Federal Acquisition Regulation
Scope of part.
This part prescribes policies and procedures for the acquisition of supplies and services,
including construction, research and development, and commercial items, the aggregate amount of
which does not exceed the simplified acquisition threshold (see 2.101 ). subpart 13.5 provides
special authority for acquisitions of commercial items exceeding the simplified acquisition
threshold but not exceeding $7 million ($13 million for acquisitions as described in 13.500 (c)),
including options. See part 12 for policies applicable to the acquisition of commercial items
exceeding the micro-purchase threshold. See 36.602-5 for simplified procedures to be used when
acquiring architect-engineer services.
Definitions.
As used in this part-
“Authorized individual” means a person who has been granted authority, in accordance with
agency procedures, to acquire supplies and services in accordance with this part.
“Governmentwide commercial purchase card” means a purchase card, similar in nature to a
commercial credit card, issued to authorized agency personnel to use to acquire and to pay for
supplies and services.
“Imprest fund” means a cash fund of a fixed amount established by an advance of funds, without
charge to an appropriation, from an agency finance or disbursing officer to a duly appointed
cashier, for disbursement as needed from time to time in making payment in cash for relatively
small amounts.
“Third party draft” means an agency bank draft, similar to a check, that is used to acquire and to
pay for supplies and services. (See Treasury Financial Management Manual, Section3040.70.)
Purpose.
The purpose of this part is to prescribe simplified acquisition procedures in order to-
(a) Reduce administrative costs;
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(b) Improve opportunities for small, small disadvantaged, women-owned, veteran-owned,
HUBZone, and service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns to obtain a fair proportion
of Government contracts;
(c) Promote efficiency and economy in contracting; and
(d) Avoid unnecessary burdens for agencies and contractors.
Policy.
(a) Agencies shall use simplified acquisition procedures to the maximum extent practicable
for all purchases of supplies or services not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold
(including purchases at or below the micro-purchase threshold). This policy does not apply if an
agency can meet its requirement using-
(1) Required sources of supply under part 8 (e.g., Federal Prison Industries, Committee
for Purchase from People Who are Blind or Severely Disabled, and Federal Supply Schedule
contracts);
(2) Existing indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts; or
(3) Other established contracts.
(b) (1) Acquisitions of supplies or services that have an anticipated dollar value exceeding
$3,500 ($20,000 for acquisitions as described in 13.201(g)(1)) but not exceeding $150,000
($750,000 for acquisitions described in paragraph (1)(i) of the simplified acquisition threshold
definition at 2.101) are reserved exclusively for small business concerns and shall be set aside (see
19.000, 19.203, and subpart 19.5).
(2) The contracting officer may make an award to a small business concern under the-
(i) 8(a) Program (see subpart 19.8);
(ii) Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Program (but see 19.1305
and 19.1306(a)(4));
(iii) Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Program (see
subpart 19.14); or
(iv) Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program (see subpart 19.15).
(3) The following contracting officer’s decisions for acquisitions at or below the
simplified acquisition threshold are not subject to review under subpart 19.4:
(i) A decision not to make an award under the 8(a) Program.
(ii) A decision not to set aside an acquisition for HUBZone small business concerns,
service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, or EDWOSB concerns and WOSB
concerns eligible under the WOSB Program.
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Part 13 - Simplified Acquisition Procedures
13.000 Scope of part.
13.001 Definitions.
13.002 Purpose.
Policy.
Legal effect of quotations.
List of laws inapplicable to contracts and subcontracts at or below the simplified
acquisition threshold.
Inapplicable provisions and clauses.
Subpart 13.1 - Procedures
13.101 General.
13.102 Source list.
13.103 Use of standing price quotations.
13.104 Promoting competition.
Synopsis and posting requirements.
Soliciting competition, evaluation of quotations or offers, award and
documentation.
13.106-1 Soliciting competition.
13.106-2 Evaluation of quotations or offers.
13.106-3 Award and documentation.
Subpart 13.2 - Actions At or Below the Micro-Purchase Threshold
13.201 General.
13.202 Unenforceability of unauthorized obligations in micro-purchases.
13.203 Purchase guidelines.
Subpart 13.3 - Simplified Acquisition Methods
Governmentwide commercial purchase card.
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Purchase orders.
13.302-1 General.
13.302-2 Unpriced purchase orders.
13.302-3 Obtaining contractor acceptance and modifying purchase orders.
13.302-4 Termination or cancellation of purchase orders.
13.302-5 Clauses.
Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
13.303-1 General.
13.303-2 Establishment of BPAs.
13.303-3 Preparation of BPAs.
13.303-4 Clauses.
13.303-5 Purchases under BPAs.
13.303-6 Review procedures.
13.303-7 Completion of BPAs.
13.303-8 Optional clause.
[Reserved]
Imprest funds and third party drafts.
13.305-1 General.
13.305-2 Agency responsibilities.
13.305-3 Conditions for use.
13.305-4 Procedures.
SF 44, Purchase Order-Invoice-Voucher.
13.307 Forms.
Subpart 13.4 - Fast Payment Procedure
13.401 General.
13.402 Conditions for use.
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13.403 Preparation and execution of orders.
13.404 Contract clause.
Subpart 13.5 - Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items
13.500 General.
13.501 Special documentation requirements.
Parent topic: Federal Acquisition Regulation
Scope of part.
This part prescribes policies and procedures for the acquisition of supplies and services,
including construction, research and development, and commercial items, the aggregate amount of
which does not exceed the simplified acquisition threshold (see 2.101 ). subpart 13.5 provides
special authority for acquisitions of commercial items exceeding the simplified acquisition
threshold but not exceeding $7 million ($13 million for acquisitions as described in 13.500 (c)),
including options. See part 12 for policies applicable to the acquisition of commercial items
exceeding the micro-purchase threshold. See 36.602-5 for simplified procedures to be used when
acquiring architect-engineer services.
Definitions.
As used in this part-
“Authorized individual” means a person who has been granted authority, in accordance with
agency procedures, to acquire supplies and services in accordance with this part.
“Governmentwide commercial purchase card” means a purchase card, similar in nature to a
commercial credit card, issued to authorized agency personnel to use to acquire and to pay for
supplies and services.
“Imprest fund” means a cash fund of a fixed amount established by an advance of funds, without
charge to an appropriation, from an agency finance or disbursing officer to a duly appointed
cashier, for disbursement as needed from time to time in making payment in cash for relatively
small amounts.
“Third party draft” means an agency bank draft, similar to a check, that is used to acquire and to
pay for supplies and services. (See Treasury Financial Management Manual, Section3040.70.)
Purpose.
The purpose of this part is to prescribe simplified acquisition procedures in order to-
(a) Reduce administrative costs;
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(b) Improve opportunities for small, small disadvantaged, women-owned, veteran-owned,
HUBZone, and service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns to obtain a fair proportion
of Government contracts;
(c) Promote efficiency and economy in contracting; and
(d) Avoid unnecessary burdens for agencies and contractors.
Policy.
(a) Agencies shall use simplified acquisition procedures to the maximum extent practicable
for all purchases of supplies or services not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold
(including purchases at or below the micro-purchase threshold). This policy does not apply if an
agency can meet its requirement using-
(1) Required sources of supply under part 8 (e.g., Federal Prison Industries, Committee
for Purchase from People Who are Blind or Severely Disabled, and Federal Supply Schedule
contracts);
(2) Existing indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts; or
(3) Other established contracts.
(b) (1) Acquisitions of supplies or services that have an anticipated dollar value exceeding
$3,500 ($20,000 for acquisitions as described in 13.201(g)(1)) but not exceeding $150,000
($750,000 for acquisitions described in paragraph (1)(i) of the simplified acquisition threshold
definition at 2.101) are reserved exclusively for small business concerns and shall be set aside (see
19.000, 19.203, and subpart 19.5).
(2) The contracting officer may make an award to a small business concern under the-
(i) 8(a) Program (see subpart 19.8);
(ii) Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Program (but see 19.1305
and 19.1306(a)(4));
(iii) Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Program (see
subpart 19.14); or
(iv) Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program (see subpart 19.15).
(3) The following contracting officer’s decisions for acquisitions at or below the
simplified acquisition threshold are not subject to review under subpart 19.4:
(i) A decision not to make an award under the 8(a) Program.
(ii) A decision not to set aside an acquisition for HUBZone small business concerns,
service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, or EDWOSB concerns and WOSB
concerns eligible under the WOSB Program.
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