FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures

Part Federal Acquisition Regulation

Part facts

Citation
FAR Part 13
Type
Part
Last amended
90 FR 41872 Effective Oct 1, 2025
Proposed changes
3
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 part.

Contents

  • 13.000 Scope of part
  • 13.001 Definitions
  • 13.002 Purpose
  • 13.003 Policy
  • 13.004 Legal effect of quotations
  • 13.005 List of laws inapplicable to contracts and subcontracts at or below the simplified acquisition threshold
  • 13.006 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
    • 13.105 Synopsis and posting requirements
    • 13.106 Soliciting competition, evaluation of quotations or offers, 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
    • 13.301 Governmentwide commercial purchase card
    • 13.302 Purchase orders
    • 13.303 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs)
    • 13.304 Reserved
    • 13.305 Imprest funds and third party drafts
    • 13.306 SF 44, Purchase Order-Invoice-Voucher
    • 13.307 Forms
  • Subpart 13.4 Fast Payment Procedure
  • Subpart 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services

Federal Register history

Final rule Published Effective
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds 90 FR 41872 · FAC 2025-06, FAR Case 2024-001
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Prohibition on Unmanned Aircraft Systems From Covered Foreign Entities 89 FR 106364 · FAR Case 2024-002 Not on record
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments 89 FR 101831 · FAC 2025-02
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Prohibition on Unmanned Aircraft Systems From Covered Foreign Entities 89 FR 89464 · FAC 2025-01, FAR Case 2024-002, Item I, Docket No. 2024-0002, Sequence No. 1
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Reverse Auction Guidance 89 FR 61327 · FAC 2024-06
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Sustainable Procurement 89 FR 30212 · FAC 2024-05
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Implementation of Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) Orders 88 FR 83039 · FAR Case 2020-011 Not on record
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Implementation of Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) Orders 88 FR 69503 · FAC 2023-06
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application 88 FR 36430 · FAC 2023-04
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Update to Title 10 Citations 87 FR 73894 · FAC 2023-01
Federal Acquisition Regulation: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement 87 FR 73890 · FAC 2023-01
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Update of Historically Underutilized Business Zone Program 87 FR 58232 · FAC 2022-08
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments 87 FR 49502 · FAC 2022-07
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Amendments to the FAR Buy American Act Requirements 87 FR 12780 · FAC 2022-05
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revision of Definition of “Commercial Item”; Correction 86 FR 64407 · FAC 2022-01
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revision of Definition of “Commercial Item” 86 FR 61017 · FAC 2022-01
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Source Selection Process 86 FR 3679 · FAC 2021-03
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Reserve Officer Training Corps and Military Recruiting on Campus 85 FR 67619 · FAC 2021-02
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds 85 FR 62485 · FAC 2021-01, FAR Case 2019-013, Docket No. FAR-2019-0013
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Prohibition on Contracting With Entities Using Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment 85 FR 42665 · FAC 2020-08
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Increased Micro-Purchase and Simplified Acquisition Thresholds 85 FR 40064 · FAC 2020-07
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Evaluation Factors for Multiple-Award Contracts 85 FR 40068 · FAC 2020-07
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Applicability of Inflation Adjustments of Acquisition-Related Thresholds 85 FR 27088 · FAC 2020-06 · Corrected May 18, 2020
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Set-Asides Under Multiple-Award Contracts 85 FR 11746 · FAC 2020-05
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Use of Products and Services of Kaspersky Lab 84 FR 47861 · FAC 2019-06
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Update to Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) 84 FR 47865 · FAC 2019-06
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment 84 FR 40216 · FAC 2019-05
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Special Emergency Procurement Authority 84 FR 19835 · FAC 2019-02
Federal Acquisition Regulation: System for Award Management Registration 83 FR 48691 · FAC 2005-101
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Use of Products and Services of Kaspersky Lab 83 FR 28141 · FAC 2005-99
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Violations of Arms Control Treaties or Agreements With the United States 83 FR 28145 · FAC 2005-99
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Acquisition Threshold for Special Emergency Procurement Authority 82 FR 4716 · FAC 2005-95
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Simplified Acquisition Threshold for Overseas Acquisitions in Support of Humanitarian or Peacekeeping Operations 81 FR 30438 · FAC 2005-88
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds; Correction 80 FR 53753 · FAC 2005-83
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds 80 FR 38293 · FAC 2005-83
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Proposed changes

Proposed rule Published Comments
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Parts 8, 12, 13, 15, 38, 44, and 51 91 FR 59406 · FAR Case 2026-003, Docket No. FAR-2026-0003, Sequence No. 1 Closed Oct 19, 2026No final rule found
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Prohibition on Certain Semiconductor Products and Services 91 FR 7223 · FAR Case 2023-008 Closed Apr 20, 2026No final rule found
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition 90 FR 4376 · FAR Case 2023-006, Docket No. FAR-2023-0006, Sequence No. 1 Closed Mar 17, 2025No final rule found

Quick answers

What is FAR Part 13?

FAR Part 13 is a part of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Simplified Acquisition Procedures".

When was FAR Part 13 last changed?

The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds" (90 FR 41872), published Aug 27, 2025 and effective Oct 1, 2025.

Are changes to FAR Part 13 proposed?

3 proposed changes have no final rule yet.

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