Simplified Acquisition Threshold
41 U.S.C. 1905 governs the applicability of laws to contracts or subcontracts in amounts not greater than the SAT.
Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT)[1]
Simplified acquisition threshold means $250,000, except for—
(1) Acquisitions of supplies or services that, as determined by the head of the agency, are to be used to support a contingency operation; to facilitate defense against or recovery from cyber, nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack; to support a request from the Secretary of State or the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to facilitate provision of international disaster assistance pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2292 et seq.; or to support response to an emergency or major disaster ( 42 U.S.C. 5122), ( 41 U.S.C. 1903), the term means–
- (i) $800,000 for any contract to be awarded and performed, or purchase to be made, inside the United States; and
- (ii) $1.5 million for any contract to be awarded and performed, or purchase to be made, outside the United States; and
(2) Acquisitions of supplies or services that, as determined by the head of the agency, are to be used to support a humanitarian or peacekeeping operation ( 10 U.S.C. 3015), the term means $500,000 for any contract to be awarded and performed, or purchase to be made, outside the United States.
Simplified Acquisition Procedures
Means the methods prescribed in FAR Part 13 for making purchases of supplies or services[2].
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Simplified Acquisition Procedures