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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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223 sections with “purchase order”: the first 40

  • FAR 13.302-2 Unpriced purchase orders.
    (a) An unpriced purchase order is an order for supplies or services, the price of which is not established at the time of issuance of the order. (b) An unpriced purchase order may be used only when— (1) It is impractical to obtain pricing…
  • FAR 13.302-4 Termination or cancellation of purchase orders.
    (a) If a purchase order that has been accepted in writing by the contractor is to be terminated, the contracting officer shall process the termination in accordance with— (1) 12.403 and 52.212-4(l) or (m) for commercial products and commer…
  • FAR 13.306 SF 44, Purchase Order—Invoice—Voucher.
    The SF 44, Purchase Order—Invoice—Voucher, is a multipurpose pocket-size purchase order form designed primarily for on-the-spot, over-the-counter purchases of supplies and nonpersonal services while away from the purchasing office or at iso…
  • FAR 13.302-3 Obtaining contractor acceptance and modifying purchase orders.
    … performance, the contracting officer shall require written (see 2.101) acceptance of the purchase order by the contractor. (b) Each purchase order modification shall identify the order it modifies and shall contain an appropriate modifica…
  • DFARS 213.302-3 Obtaining contractor acceptance and modifying purchase orders.
    (1) Require written acceptance of purchase orders for classified acquisitions. (2) See PGI 213.302-3 for guidance on the use of unilateral modifications. (3) A supplemental agreement converts a unilateral purchase order to a bilateral agr…
  • DFARS 213.7002 Purchase orders.
    The contracting officer need not obtain a contractor's written acceptance of a purchase order or modification of a purchase order for an acquisition under the 8(a) Program pursuant to 219.804-2(2).
  • DFARS 213.306 SF 44, Purchase Order-Invoice-Voucher.
    (a)(1) The micro-purchase limitation applies to all purchases, except that purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold may be made for— (A) Fuel and oil. U.S. Government fuel cards may be used in lieu of an SF 44 for fuel,…
  • FAR 13.302 Purchase orders.
  • DFARS 213.302 Purchase orders.
  • FAR 8.405-1 Ordering procedures for supplies, and services not requiring a statement of work.
    …stablishing BPAs and for orders under BPAs see 8.405-3. (b) Orders at or below the micro-purchase threshold. Ordering activities may place orders at, or below, the micro-purchase threshold with any Federal Supply Schedule contractor that c…
  • FAR 8.405-2 Ordering procedures for services requiring a statement of work.
    … to GSA's electronic RFQ system, eBuy (see 8.402(d)). (1) Orders at, or below, the micro-purchase threshold. Ordering activities may place orders at, or below, the micro-purchase threshold with any Federal Supply Schedule contractor that c…
  • FAR 8.405-3 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
    …g the contractor to which the BPA was awarded; (ii) Description of the supply or service purchased; (iii) Price; (iv) Required justification for a limited-source BPA (see 8.405-6), if applicable; (v) Determination for a single-award BPA…
  • FAR 8.706 Purchase exceptions.
    …ment List from commercial sources only if the acquisition is specifically authorized in a purchase exception granted by the designated central nonprofit agency. (b) The central nonprofit agency shall promptly grant purchase exceptions when…
  • FAR 13.301 Governmentwide commercial purchase card.
    (a) Except as provided in 32.1108(b)(2), the Governmentwide commercial purchase card is authorized for use in making and/or paying for purchases of supplies, services, or construction. The Governmentwide commercial purchase card may be used…
  • FAR 13.303-5 Purchases under BPAs.
    (a) Use a BPA only for purchases that are otherwise authorized by law or regulation. (b) Individual purchases shall not exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. However, agency regulations may establish a higher threshold consistent wi…
  • FAR 13.403 Preparation and execution of orders.
    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 subm…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …ders shall follow the procedures in 5.705. (12) When using the Governmentwide commercial purchase card as a method of payment, orders at or below the micro-purchase threshold are exempt from verification in the System for Award Management …
  • FAR 32.1108 Payment by Governmentwide commercial purchase card.
    A Governmentwide commercial purchase card charge authorizes the third party (e.g., financial institution) that issued the purchase card to make immediate payment to the contractor. The Government reimburses the third party at a later date f…
  • FAR 52.217-11 Reverse Auction—Orders.
    …ng Officer may conduct a reverse auction to award an order under this contract or blanket purchase agreement. (c) Contractor agreement. When a reverse auction is conducted under this contract or blanket purchase agreement, the following ap…
  • DFARS 213.270 Use of the Governmentwide commercial purchase card.
    Use the Governmentwide commercial purchase card as the method of purchase and/or method of payment for purchases valued at or below the micro-purchase threshold. This policy applies to all types of contract actions authorized by the FAR unl…
  • DFARS 213.301 Governmentwide commercial purchase card.
    …s at PGI 213.301 for authorizing, establishing, and operating a Governmentwide commercial purchase card program. (1) “United States,” as used in this section, means the 50 States and the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Ric…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …or services (including construction) by and for the use of the Federal Government through purchase or lease, whether the supplies or services are already in existence or must be created, developed, demonstrated, and evaluated. Acquisition b…
  • FAR 4.606 Reporting Data.
    …PDS. (1) As a minimum, agencies must report the following contract actions over the micro-purchase threshold, regardless of solicitation process used, and agencies must report any modification to these contract actions that change previousl…
  • FAR 4.1602 Identifying the PIID and supplementary PIID.
    …supplementary PIID, in conjunction with the PIID for the solicitation. (2) Contracts and purchase orders. Identify the PIID for contracts and purchase orders. (3) Delivery and task orders. For delivery and task orders placed by an agency …
  • FAR 8.406-4 Termination for cause.
    …th FAR 12.403, and may include charging the contractor with excess costs resulting from repurchase. (2) The schedule contracting office shall be notified of all instances where an ordering activity contracting officer has terminated for ca…
  • FAR 8.704 Purchase priorities.
    (a) 41 U.S.C. chapter 85 requires the Government to purchase supplies or services on the Procurement List, at prices established by the Committee, from AbilityOne participating nonprofit agencies if they are available within the period requ…
  • FAR 13.302-1 General.
    (a) Except as provided under the unpriced purchase order method (see 13.302-2), purchase orders generally are issued on a fixed-price basis. See 12.207 for acquisition of commercial products and commercial services. (b) Purchase orders sha…
  • FAR 13.302-5 Clauses.
    (a) Each purchase order (and each purchase order modification (see 13.302-3)) shall incorporate all clauses prescribed for the particular acquisition. (b) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.213-2, Invoices, in purchase o…
  • FAR 13.303-2 Establishment of BPAs.
    …re is a wide variety of items in a broad class of supplies or services that are generally purchased, but the exact items, quantities, and delivery requirements are not known in advance and may vary considerably. (2) There is a need to prov…
  • FAR 13.305-4 Procedures.
    (a) Each purchase using imprest funds or third party drafts shall be based upon an authorized purchase requisition, contracting officer verification statement, or other agency approved method of ensuring that adequate funds are available fo…
  • FAR 13.307 Forms.
    …49 and OF 347, Order for Supplies or Services, are multipurpose forms used for negotiated purchases of supplies or services, delivery or task orders, inspection and receiving reports, and invoices. An agency form/automated format also may b…
  • FAR 19.804-5 Basic ordering agreements and blanket purchase agreements.
    … for, and SBA must accept, each order under a basic ordering agreement (BOA) or a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) issued under part 13 (see 13.303), in addition to the agency offering and SBA accepting the BOA or BPA itself. (b) SBA will …
  • FAR 42.1204 Applicability of novation agreements.
    …nnecessary when there is a change in the ownership of a contractor as a result of a stock purchase, with no legal change in the contracting party, and when that contracting party remains in control of the assets and is the party performing …
  • FAR 42.1205 Agreement to recognize contractor's change of name.
    … applicable law and showing the effective date. (3) A list of all affected contracts and purchase orders remaining unsettled between the contractor and the Government, showing for each the contract number and type, and name and address of …
  • FAR 52.247-64 Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels.
    …insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (d), in all subcontracts or purchase orders under this contract, except those described in paragraph (e)(4). (e) The requirement in paragraph (a) does not apply to— (1) Cargoes…
  • FAR 53.213 Simplified acquisition procedures (SF's 18, 30, 44, 1165, and 1449, and OF's 336, 347, and 348).
    …citation/Modification of Contract. SF 30, prescribed in 53.243, may be used for modifying purchase orders, as specified in 13.307(c)(3). (c) SF 44 (Rev. 10/83), Purchase Order Invoice Voucher. SF 44 is prescribed for use in simplified acqu…
  • DFARS 218.201 Contingency operation.
    …port a contingency operation. See 211.274-2(b). (3) Use of the Governmentwide commercial purchase card. Governmentwide commercial purchase cards do not have to be used for purchases valued at or below the micro-purchase threshold if the pu…
  • DFARS 252.244-7001 Contractor Purchasing System Administration.
    …efense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS); (2) Ensure that all applicable purchase orders and subcontracts contain all flowdown clauses, including terms and conditions and any other clauses needed to carry out the requiremen…
  • FAR 8.705-4 Compliance with orders.
    …appropriate central nonprofit agency and request that it reallocate the order, or grant a purchase exception authorizing acquisition from commercial sources. (c) When an AbilityOne participating nonprofit agency fails to perform under the …
  • FAR 13.402 Conditions for use.
    …e used, provided that use of the procedure is consistent with the other conditions of the purchase. The conditions for use of the fast payment procedure are as follows: (a) Individual purchasing instruments do not exceed $45,000, except th…

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