---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 13.403"
title: "48"
number: "13.403"
heading: "Preparation and execution of orders."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/13.403"
---

# §13.403. Preparation and execution of orders.


Priced or unpriced contracts, purchase orders, or BPAs using the fast payment procedure shall include the following:

- (a) **A requirement that the supplies be shipped transportation or postage prepaid.**
- (b) A requirement that invoices be submitted directly to the finance or other office designated in the order, or in the case of unpriced purchase orders, to the contracting officer (see 13.302-2(c)).
- (c) **The following statement on the consignee's copy—**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1121(b); 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51 U.S.C. 20113.

### Source

Source: 62 FR 64917, Dec. 9, 1997, unless otherwise noted.