[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 48, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 48CFR13.202]



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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM

 

                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION

 

PART 13_SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES--Table of Contents

 

      Subpart 13.2_Actions at or Below the Micro-Purchase Threshold

 

Sec. 13.202  Purchase guidelines.



    (a) Solicitation, evaluation of quotations, and award. (1) To the 

extent practicable, micro-purchases shall be distributed equitably among 

qualified suppliers.

    (2) Micro-purchases may be awarded without soliciting competitive 

quotations if the contracting officer or individual appointed in 

accordance with 1.603-3(b) considers the price to be reasonable.

    (3) The administrative cost of verifying the reasonableness of the 

price for purchases may more than offset potential savings from 

detecting instances of overpricing. Therefore, action to verify price 

reasonableness need only be taken if--

    (i) The contracting officer or individual appointed in accordance 

with 1.603-3(b) suspects or has information to indicate that the price 

may not be reasonable (e.g., comparison to the previous price paid or 

personal knowledge of the supply or service); or

    (ii) Purchasing a supply or service for which no comparable pricing 

information is readily available (e.g., a supply or service that is not 

the same as, or is not similar to, other supplies or services that have 

recently been purchased on a competitive basis).

    (b) Documentation. If competitive quotations were solicited and 

award was made to other than the low quoter, documentation to support 

the purchase may be limited to identification of the solicited concerns 

and an explanation for the award decision.