Part 5613 - SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION

PROCEDURES

Subpart 5613.1 - PROCEDURES

5613.106 Soliciting Competition, Evaluation of Quotations or Offers, Award and Documentation.

5613.106-1 Soliciting Competition.

Subpart 5613.2 - ACTIONS AT OR BELOW THE MICROPURCHASE THRESHOLD

5613.201 General.

Subpart 5613.3 - SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION METHODS

5613.301 Governmentwide Commercial Purchase Card.

5613.302 Purchase Orders.

5613.302-1 General.

5613.302-2 Unpriced Purchase Orders.

5613.303 Blanket Purchase Agreements.

5613.303-5 Purchases under BPAs.

5613.303-5-90 Ordering Officer Limitations.

5613.303-6 Review Procedures.

5613.306 SF 44, Purchase OrderInvoiceVoucher.

Subpart 5613.5 - SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ITEMS

5613.500 General.

5613.501 Special Documentation Requirements.

Subpart 5613.1 - PROCEDURES

5613.106 Soliciting Competition, Evaluation of Quotations or Offers, Award

and Documentation.
5613.106-1 Soliciting Competition.

(Revised December 2015)

(b)(1) The simplified acquisition file shall contain documentation of the approval for restricting

competition to single small or large business source prior to synopsis when it is required in

accordance with FAR 5.101 , or when an exception under FAR 5.202 is applicable.

(c)(1)(iii) Document the simplified acquisition file with a statement justifying why the synopsis

requirements of FAR 5.202 do not apply on actions over $10,000. The Contracting Officer shall

approve the justification prior to soliciting bids.

Subpart 5613.2 - ACTIONS AT OR BELOW THE

MICROPURCHASE THRESHOLD

5613.201 General.

(Revised June 2021)

(a) Contracting offices shall delegate the authority for all micro-purchase requirements to the

requiring activities. Micro-purchase requirements shall be purchased using the government-wide

Commercial purchase card or by ordering officials appointed in accordance with 5601.602-2-90 . For

exceptions to the use of the government-wide commercial purchase card, see DFARS 213.270 .

(g) The Director of Procurement, USSOCOM, as the head of agency, delegates the authority to

determine applicability of FAR 13.201(g) to the Contracting Officer. The rationale for the

determination must be documented in the contract file. For exceptions to the use of the governmentwide commercial purchase card, see DFARS 213.270 . DCG

Subpart 5613.3 - SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION METHODS

5613.301 Governmentwide Commercial Purchase Card.

(Revised June 2018)

(b) Refer to the publication, USSOCOM Procedures for Use of the Government-wide Purchase Card

(GPC), for procedures on the use and control of the card.

(c) (Removed June 2018)
5613.302 Purchase Orders.

5613.302-1 General.

(a) Contracting officers must document the justification for awarding an other than firm-fixed price

purchase order in the contract file.

(b)(4) Briefly annotate the simplified acquisition file with the reason for using delivery terms other

than F.O.B. destination for deliveries made within the continental United States.

5613.302-2 Unpriced Purchase Orders.

(c) A certified funding document for the monetary limit of the order shall be provided prior to

issuance of an unpriced purchase order.

5613.303 Blanket Purchase Agreements.

5613.303-5 Purchases under BPAs.

5613.303-5-90 Ordering Officer Limitations.

(Revised June 2021)

Ordering Officers may not place individual purchase call orders against decentralized BPAs in

excess of $35,000.

5613.303-6 Review Procedures.

(c) Chief, Contracting Office is responsible for ensuring all BPAs, including decentralized are

reviewed on an annual basis in accordance with FAR 13.303-6 . All discrepancies noted shall be

annotated with the corrective action taken.

5613.306 SF 44, Purchase OrderInvoiceVoucher.

(Revised June 2021)

(a)(1) The Director of Procurement retains the authority to approve requests for higher dollar

limitations for specific activities or items on a case-by-case basis. Contracting officers shall submit
requests for authorization of higher dollar limitations for ordering officers in writing through the

Directorate of Procurement liaison officer. The request shall address the circumstances for use,

purpose, dollar limitation and the mission impact of the higher limit. No purchases may exceed the

simplified acquisition threshold.

Subpart 5613.5 - SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

5613.500 General.

(a)

(i) Solicitations and awards shall be reviewed and approved in accordance with Attachment 5601-1 .

(ii) Contracting officers with a Simplified Acquisition Threshold warrant cannot sign awards made in

accordance with the authority of this paragraph.

5613.501 Special Documentation Requirements.

(Added August 2016)

(a)(ii) The J&A template can be found in the DCG. IAW FAR 13.501(a)(ii), modify the J&A to reflect

the procedures in 13.5 were used.

HQ, United States Special Operations Command

Special Operations Forces Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (SOF AT&L-K)

SOFARS 5613

February 2007