NASA FAR Sup 1813

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PART 1813
SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES

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1813.000 Scope of part.
1813.003 Policy.

SUBPART 1813.1 PROCEDURES
1813.106 Soliciting competition, evaluation of quotations or offers, award and

1813.106-3 Award and documentation.

SUBPART 1813.3 SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION METHODS
1813.301 Governmentwide commercial purchase card.
1813.301-70 Purchase card documentation.
1813.301-71 Reserved.
1813.301-72 Approving official.
1813.301-73 Program officials.
1813.302 Purchase orders.
1813.302-1 General.
1813.302-70 Purchase orders under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act.
1813.303 Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs).
1813.303-3 Preparation of BPAs.
1813.307 Forms.

PART 1813
SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES

1813.000 Scope of part.
FAR Part 13 and 1813 do not apply to NASA Research Announcements and Announcements of Opportunity. These acquisitions shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures in 1835.016-71 and 1872, respectively. If awards are to be made as procurement instruments, they shall be made as bilateral contracts rather than purchase orders.

1813.003 Policy.
(g) Acquisitions under these simplified acquisition procedures shall be fixed-price, except as provided under the unpriced purchase order method in FAR 13.302-2.

Subpart 1813.1--Procedures

1813.106 Soliciting competition, evaluation of quotations or offers, award and documentation.
1813.106-3 Award and documentation.
(b)(3)(ii) For purchases up to $50,000, documentation shall be limited to a brief notation in the file indicating the rationale for selecting other than the lowest priced offer.

Subpart 1813.3--Simplified Acquisition Methods

1813.301 Governmentwide commercial purchase card.
(a) The procurement officer or deputy procurement officer shall designate individual cardholders in accordance with center procedures, subject to the following limitations:
(i) Personnel other than contracting officers may be designated as cardholders for micro-purchases and for individual orders under BPAs up to $5,000 (see 1813.303-3(a)(4)), provided they complete training adequate to ensure appropriate use of the purchase card.
(ii) The procurement officer's designation shall be in writing and shall specify the scope of the cardholder's authority.
(iii) The center shall establish and maintain administrative procedures and management controls required by the General Services Administration (GSA). Purchases made with the Governmentwide commercial purchase card shall comply with the instructions and procedures issued by GSA as well as applicable parts of the FAR and NFS.
(b) The Governmentwide commercial purchase card may be used to order and pay for purchases under contracts established under FAR Part 8 procedures, up to the simplified acquisition threshold (except see paragraph (a)(i) of this section for dollar limitations for personnel other than contracting officers).
(c) The Governmentwide commercial purchase card may be used to order and pay for purchases in the circumstances described in FAR 13.301(c) up to the simplified acquisition threshold (except see paragraph (a)(i) of this section for limitations for personnel other than contracting officers). Except as authorized in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, the Governmentwide commercial purchase card may not be used for purchases in excess of $25,000. Purchases above the micro-purchase threshold shall comply with all applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, including the following:
(i) Small business set-aside (see FAR 13.003(b)).
(ii) Representations and certifications. The applicable items from the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items, shall be obtained for commercial or noncommercial purchases. This information may be obtained orally from vendors.
(iii) Maximum practicable competition (see FAR 13.106-1).
(iv) Implementation of the applicable contract clauses. This requirement may be satisfied by
forwarding a completed SF 1449, appropriately modified to reflect purchase card terms, to the
awardee after placing the order via the card, provided that the awardee must be notified of, and
agree to, the applicability of the SF 1449 clauses when the order is placed.

1813.301-70 Purchase card documentation.
Documentation of purchases shall be minimized. For transactions below the micro-purchase threshold, the card holder shall maintain a brief log of purchases and a file of monthly purchase

card statements indicating whether item receipt has occurred. For purchases above the micro-purchase threshold, see 1813.106-3(b)(3)(ii).

1813.301-71 Reserved.

1813.301-72 Approving official.
The approving official is the individual who reviews and approves a cardholder's monthly statement of purchases. The approving official shall be the cardholder's immediate or higher level supervisor; in no case shall cardholders approve their own statement of purchases. Unless center procedures otherwise provide for their designation, the procurement officer shall designate approving officials.

1813.301-73 Program officials.
(a) The Langley Research Center, Office of Procurement (Code AG), is the agency program coordinator.
(b) The procurement officer shall identify the center program coordinator and the center billing office point of contact, and provide their names to the agency program coordinator.

1813.302 Purchase orders.

1813.302-1 General.
(a) See 1813.003(h).

1813.302-70 Purchase orders under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act.
Purchase orders made using simplified acquisition procedures are authorized for 8(a) acquisitions under the simplified acquisition threshold.

1813.303 Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs)

1813.303-3 Preparation of BPAs.
(a)(4) Non-GS-1102 or -1105 personnel shall not be authorized to place individual orders under a BPA in an amount greater than $5,000. For sole source orders above $2,500, a contracting officer's determination is required in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1).

1813.307 Forms.
(b) Installations may use locally prescribed forms.
(c) Installations may use locally prescribed forms.
(d) The SF 44 may be used for purchases of aviation fuel and oil of $10,000 or less.

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