[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: 48CFR13.302-4]

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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.  13.302-4  Termination or cancellation of purchase orders.

    (a) If a purchase order that has been accepted in writing by the 
contractor is to be terminated, the contracting officer shall process 
the termination in accordance with--
    (1) 12.403(d) and 52.212-4(l) for commercial items; or

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    (2) Part 49 or 52.213-4 for other than commercial items.
    (b) If a purchase order that has not been accepted in writing by the 
contractor is to be canceled, the contracting officer shall notify the 
contractor in writing that the purchase order has been canceled, request 
the contractor's written acceptance of the cancellation, and proceed as 
follows:
    (1) If the contractor accepts the cancellation and does not claim 
that costs were incurred as a result of beginning performance under the 
purchase order, no further action is required (i.e., the purchase order 
shall be considered canceled).
    (2) If the contractor does not accept the cancellation or claims 
that costs were incurred as a result of beginning performance under the 
purchase order, the contracting officer shall process the termination 
action as prescribed in paragraph (a) of this subsection.