48 CFR § 213.302-3 - 213.302-3 Obtaining contractor acceptance and modifying purchase orders.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s213.302-3"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 213.302-3 - 213.302-3 Obtaining contractor acceptance and modifying purchase orders."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "213.302-3"
section_name: "213.302-3 Obtaining contractor acceptance and modifying purchase orders."
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES"
part_number: "213"
part_name: "SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1."
regulatory_source: "64 FR 2596, Jan. 15, 1999, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "213"
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# 213.302-3 213.302-3 Obtaining contractor acceptance and modifying purchase orders.
(1) Require written acceptance of purchase orders for classified acquisitions.
(2) See PGI 213.302-3 for guidance on the use of unilateral modifications.
(3) A supplemental agreement converts a unilateral purchase order to a bilateral agreement. If not previously included in the purchase order, incorporate the clause at 252.243-7001, Pricing of Contract Modifications, in the Standard Form 30, and obtain the contractor's acceptance by signature on the Standard Form 30.
[64 FR 2596, Jan. 15, 1999, as amended at 71 FR 3413, Jan. 23, 2006]