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Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2023-10-01 2023-10-01 false Purpose. 13.002 Section 13.002 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES 13.002 Purpose. The purpose of this part is to prescribe simplified acquisition procedures in order to— (a) Reduce administrative costs; (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; (c) Promote efficiency and economy in contracting; and (d) Avoid unnecessary burdens for agencies and contractors. [62 FR 64917, Dec. 9, 1997, as amended at 70 FR 14954, Mar. 23, 2005]