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FAR 13.403 Preparation and execution of orders.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This section requires that contracts, purchase orders, or BPAs using the fast payment procedure include specific terms: supplies must be shipped prepaid, invoices must go to a designated office or the contracting officer, and the consignee's copy must have a notification statement. It matters because it sets clear rules for payment and delivery, helping contractors avoid payment delays and disputes.

Applies to: Contracts, purchase orders, or BPAs using the fast payment procedure

What it requires

  • Require that supplies be shipped transportation or postage prepaid.
  • Require that invoices be submitted directly to the designated finance office or, for unpriced purchase orders, to the contracting officer.
  • Include the specified consignee notification statement on the consignee's copy.

Key terms: fast payment procedure · priced or unpriced contracts · purchase orders · BPAs · consignee

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

Priced or unpriced contracts, purchase orders, or BPAs using the fast payment procedure shall include the following:

(a) A requirement that the supplies be shipped transportation or postage prepaid.

(b) A requirement that invoices be submitted directly to the finance or other office designated in the order, or in the case of unpriced purchase orders, to the contracting officer (see 13.302-2(c)).

(c) The following statement on the consignee's copy:

Consignee's Notification to Purchasing Activity of Nonreceipt, Damage, or Nonconformance

The consignee shall notify the purchasing office promptly after the specified date of delivery of supplies not received, damaged in transit, or not conforming to specifications of the purchase order. Unless extenuating circumstances exist, the notification should be made not later than 60 days after the specified date of delivery.

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

← 13.402 Conditions for use. · 13.404 Contract clause. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 13

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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