# 48 CFR § 13.001: 13.001 Definitions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-13.001

## Section

- **Citation:** 48 CFR § 13.001
- **Heading:** 13.001 Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System > CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION > SUBCHAPTER C—CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES > PART 13—SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES

## Text

As used in this part—
Authorized individual means a person who has been granted authority, in accordance with agency procedures, to acquire supplies and services in accordance with this part.
Governmentwide commercial purchase card means a purchase card, similar in nature to a commercial credit card, issued to authorized agency personnel to use to acquire and to pay for supplies and services.
Imprest fund means a cash fund of a fixed amount established by an advance of funds, without charge to an appropriation, from an agency finance or disbursing officer to a duly appointed cashier, for disbursement as needed from time to time in making payment in cash for relatively small amounts.
Third party draft means an agency bank draft, similar to a check, that is used to acquire and to pay for supplies and services. (See Treasury Financial Management Manual, Section 3040.70.)
[62 FR 64917, Dec. 9, 1997, as amended at 66 FR 2128, Jan. 10, 2001]

## Nearby sections

- [48 CFR § 13.000 13.000 Scope of part.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-13.000.md)
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- [48 CFR § 13.006 13.006 Inapplicable provisions and clauses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-13.006.md)
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