{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-13.002","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 13.002","heading":"13.002 Purpose.","body":"The purpose of this part is to prescribe simplified acquisition procedures in order to—\n(a) Reduce administrative costs;\n(b) Improve opportunities for small, small disadvantaged, women-owned, veteran-owned, HUBZone, and service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns to obtain a fair proportion of Government contracts;\n(c) Promote efficiency and economy in contracting; and\n(d) Avoid unnecessary burdens for agencies and contractors.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER C—CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES","PART 13—SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-48.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:29Z","sha256":"382036d057c6818d1ab8027f634c697b384965532b9d25afe5d4b6aa17abe1e9","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-13.001","next":"us/48-cfr-13.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}