FAR 13.303-1 General
Subsection Federal Acquisition Regulation
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 13.303-1
- Type
- Subsection
- Text as of
- FAC 2026-01
- Official text
- acquisition.gov
Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this subsection.
Text
(a) A blanket purchase agreement (BPA) is a simplified method of filling anticipated repetitive needs for supplies or services by establishing "charge accounts" with qualified sources of supply (see subpart 16.7 for additional coverage of agreements).
(b) BPAs should be established for use by an organization responsible for providing supplies for its own operations or for other offices, installations, projects, or functions. Such organizations, for example, may be organized supply points, separate independent or detached field parties, or one-person posts or activities.
(c) The use of BPAs does not exempt an agency from the responsibility for keeping obligations and expenditures within available funds.
Sections cited
- FAR Subpart 16.7 Agreements
Quick answers
What is FAR 13.303-1?
FAR 13.303-1 is a subsection of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "General".
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