48 C.F.R. § 13.002

13.002 Purpose.

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The purpose of this part is to prescribe simplified acquisition procedures in order to—

(a) Reduce administrative costs;

(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.

[62 FR 64917, Dec. 9, 1997, as amended at 70 FR 14954, Mar. 23, 2005]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1999–2005 · leading case: Forestry Surveys & Data v. United States, 44 Fed. Cl. 493 (Fed. Cl. 1999).
Forestry Surveys & Data v. United States, 44 Fed. Cl. 493 (Fed. Cl. 1999). “48 C.F.R. § 13.002 . The FAR does require, however, that contracting officers, when making a simplified acquisition evaluation and decision, evaluate proposals “on the basis established in the solicitation.”
MTB Grp., Inc. v. United States, 65 Fed. Cl. 516 (Fed. Cl. 2005). “002 encourages the use of methods that “[r]educe administrative costs[;]” improve opportunities for, among others, small businesses so that they receive a fair proportion of government contracts; increase efficiency and economy in the contracting process; and minimize…”
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