Contract officers shall submit recommendations for new forms or to revise, eliminate, or consolidate forms prescribed by FAR 53 and Part 453 through the HCA to the Director, Office of Operations, for consideration or referral to the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council (CAAC), as appropriate.

Subpart 453.2—Prescription of Forms 453.200 Scope of subpart.

This subpart prescribes Department of Agriculture (AD) forms for use in acquisition. Consistent with the approach used in FAR Subpart 53.2, this subpart is arranged by subject matter, in the same order as, and keyed to, the parts of the AGAR in which the form usage requirements are addressed.

453.204 Administrative matters.

453.204-2 Contract reporting (AD-760). Form AD-760, Report of Individual Procurement, is prescribed by the USDA Procurement Reporting System, for reporting contract actions over $10,000 (see 404.601(b)).

453.213 Small purchase and other simplified purchase procedures (AD-744 and AD-838).

(a) Form AD-744, Purchase OrderInvoice-Voucher, is prescribed for use

as an over-the-counter purchase document (see 413.505-3(a)).

(b) Form AD-838, Purchase Order, is prescribed for use as a small purchase/delivery order document (see 413.505-2).

453.270 Request for contract action (AD700).

Form AD-700, Procurement Request, is prescribed as the contract requisition document for contracting activities in USDA.

Subpart 453.3-Illustrations of Forms 453.300 Scope of subpart.

This subpart contains illustrations of Department of Agriculture (AD) forms for use in acquisitions. Forms are not illustrated in the FEDERAL REGISTER, or Code of Federal Regulations. Individual copies may be obtained from any USDA contracting activity, or the Director, Office of Operations, Washington, D.C. 20250.