48 CFR § 613.303-5 - 613.303-5 Purchases under BPAs.

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title: "48 CFR § 613.303-5 - 613.303-5   Purchases under BPAs."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "613.303-5"
section_name: "613.303-5   Purchases under BPAs."
chapter_number: 6
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF STATE"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES"
part_number: "613"
part_name: "SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES"
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authority: "22 U.S.C. 2651a, 40 U.S.C. 121(c) and 48 CFR chapter 1."
regulatory_source: "64 FR 43623, Aug. 11, 1999, unless otherwise noted."
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# 613.303-5 613.303-5   Purchases under BPAs.

(b) Individual purchases under BPAs for commercial items may exceed the simplified acquisition threshold; however, the higher threshold must be consistent with the requirements of FAR 13.303-5(b)(1) and (2).

(c) In accordance with FAR 13.303-5(c), BPAs shall be awarded to small businesses to the maximum extent practicable.

[64 FR 43623, Aug. 11, 1999, as amended at 69 FR 19332, Apr. 13, 2004]