[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: 48CFR13.302-3]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 13_SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart 13.3_Simplified Acquisition Methods
 
Sec.  13.302-3  Obtaining contractor acceptance and modifying purchase orders.

    (a) When it is desired to consummate a binding contract between the 
parties before the contractor undertakes 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 modification number.
    (c) A contractor's written acceptance of a purchase order 
modification may be required only if--
    (1) Determined by the contracting officer to be necessary to ensure 
the contractor's compliance with the purchase order as revised; or
    (2) Required by agency regulations.