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class="body"> <p class="p"> <span class="ph">Authority: </span> Sec. 621, Pub. L. 87-195, 75 Stat. 445, (22 U.S.C. 2381) as amended; E.O. 12163, Sept. 29, 1979, 44 FR 56673; 3 CFR 1979 Comp., p. 435. </p> <p class="p"> <span class="ph">Source: </span> 61 FR 39091, July 26, 1996, unless otherwise noted. </p> <p class=" ListL1"> <a class="xref fm:TOC" href="/aidar/part-713%E2%80%94simplified-acquisition-procedures#Section_713_000_T48_501311011" title="713.000 Scope of part." aria-label="713.000 Scope of part.. Link 0">713.000 Scope of part.</a> </p> <p class=" ListL1"> <a class="xref fm:TOC" href="/aidar/part-713%E2%80%94simplified-acquisition-procedures#Section_713_001_T48_501311012" title="713.001 Definitions." aria-label="713.001 Definitions.. Link 1">713.001 Definitions.</a> </p> <p class=" ListL1"> <a class="xref fm:TOC" href="/aidar/part-713%E2%80%94simplified-acquisition-procedures#Subpart_713_1_T48_5013111" title="Subpart 713.1—Procedures." aria-label="Subpart 713.1鈥擯rocedures.. Link 2">Subpart 713.1—Procedures.</a> </p> <p class=" ListL2"> <a class="xref fm:TOC" href="/aidar/part-713%E2%80%94simplified-acquisition-procedures#Section_713_106-370_T48_501311111" title="713.106-370 Partner vetting." aria-label="713.106-370 Partner vetting.. Link 3">713.106-370 Partner vetting.</a> </p> </div> <nav role="navigation" class="related-links"><div class="familylinks"><div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a class="link String2Xref" href="/aidar/subchapter-c%E2%80%94contracting-methods-and-contract-types" title="SUBCHAPTER C—CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES" aria-label="SUBCHAPTER C鈥擟ONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES. Link 4">SUBCHAPTER C—CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES</a></div></div></nav><article class="topic concept nested1 Section" aria-labelledby="ariaid-title2" id="Section_713_000_T48_501311011"> <h2 class="title topictitle2" id="ariaid-title2"> <span class="ph autonumber">713.000</span> Scope of part.</h2> <div class="body conbody"> <p class="p P">The simplified acquisition threshold applies to the cost of supplies and services, exclusive of the cost of transportation and other accessorial costs if their destination is outside the United States. </p> </div> </article> <article class="topic concept nested1 Section" aria-labelledby="ariaid-title3" id="Section_713_001_T48_501311012"> <h2 class="title topictitle2" id="ariaid-title3"> <span class="ph autonumber">713.001</span> Definitions.</h2> <div class="body conbody"> <p class="p P"> <em class="ph i">Accessorial costs</em> means the cost of getting supplies or services to their destination in the cooperating country (and the travel costs of returning personnel to the U.S. or other point of hire). It does not include costs such as allowances or differentials related to maintaining personnel at post which are to be considered as part of the base costs within the simplified acquisition threshold. </p> </div> </article> <article class="topic nested1 SubPart" aria-labelledby="ariaid-title4" id="Subpart_713_1_T48_5013111"> <h2 class="title topictitle2 Subpart" id="ariaid-title4">Subpart 713.1—Procedures.</h2> <article class="topic concept nested2 Section" aria-labelledby="ariaid-title5" id="Section_713_106-370_T48_501311111"> <h3 class="title topictitle3" id="ariaid-title5"> <span class="ph autonumber">713.106-370</span> Partner vetting.</h3> <div class="body conbody"> <p class="p P">If an acquisition is identified as subject to vetting, see (48 CFR) AIDAR <a class="xref fm:ParaNumOnly" href="/aidar/part-704%E2%80%94administrative-and-information-matters#Subpart_704_70_T48_501156" title="704.70" aria-label="704.70. 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