[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR13.101]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 13_SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart 13.1_Procedures
 
Sec.  13.101  General.


    (a) In making purchases, contracting officers shall--
    (1) Comply with the policy in 7.202 relating to economic purchase 
quantities, when practicable;
    (2) Satisfy the procedures described in subpart 19.6 with respect to 
Certificates of Competency before rejecting a quotation, oral or 
written, from a small business concern determined to be nonresponsible 
(see subpart 9.1); and
    (3) Provide for the inspection of supplies or services as prescribed 
in 46.404.
    (b) In making purchases, contracting officers should--
    (1) Include related items (such as small hardware items or spare 
parts for vehicles) in one solicitation and make award on an ``all-or-
none'' or ``multiple award'' basis provided suppliers are so advised 
when quotations or offers are requested;
    (2) Incorporate provisions and clauses by reference in solicitations 
and in awards under requests for quotations, provided the requirements 
in 52.102 are satisfied;
    (3) Make maximum effort to obtain trade and prompt payment discounts 
(see 14.408-3). Prompt payment discounts shall not be considered in the 
evaluation of quotations; and
    (4) Use bulk funding to the maximum extent practicable. Bulk funding 
is a

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system whereby the contracting officer receives authorization from a 
fiscal and accounting officer to obligate funds on purchase documents 
against a specified lump sum of funds reserved for the purpose for a 
specified period of time rather than obtaining individual obligational 
authority on each purchase document. Bulk funding is particularly 
appropriate if numerous purchases using the same type of funds are to be 
made during a given period.

[62 FR 64917, Dec. 9, 1997, as amended at 64 FR 72418, Dec. 27, 1999]