---
kind: "unit"
title: "48"
title_heading: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
key: "ch1/subchC/part13"
level: "part"
label: "Part 13"
heading: "Simplified Acquisition Procedures"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/ch1-subchC-part13"
sections_count: 49
---

# Part 13 — Simplified Acquisition Procedures

Title 48 C.F.R. — Federal Acquisition Regulations System › Chapter 1 — Federal Acquisition Regulation › Subchapter C — Contracting Methods and Contract Types

## Sections

- [§13.000. Scope of part.](/cfr/48/13.000.md)
- [§13.001. Definitions.](/cfr/48/13.001.md)
- [§13.002. Purpose.](/cfr/48/13.002.md)
- [§13.003. Policy.](/cfr/48/13.003.md)
- [§13.004. Legal effect of quotations.](/cfr/48/13.004.md)
- [§13.005. List of laws inapplicable to contracts and subcontracts at or below the simplified acquisition threshold.](/cfr/48/13.005.md)
- [§13.006. Inapplicable provisions and clauses.](/cfr/48/13.006.md)

## Contents

- [Subpart 13.1 — Procedures](/cfr/48/ch1-subchC-part13-subpart13.1.md)
- [Subpart 13.2 — Actions at or Below the Micro-Purchase Threshold](/cfr/48/ch1-subchC-part13-subpart13.2.md)
- [Subpart 13.3 — Simplified Acquisition Methods](/cfr/48/ch1-subchC-part13-subpart13.3.md)
- [Subpart 13.4 — Fast Payment Procedure](/cfr/48/ch1-subchC-part13-subpart13.4.md)
- [Subpart 13.5 — Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services](/cfr/48/ch1-subchC-part13-subpart13.5.md)