41 USC 1902 - Procedures Applicable to Purchases Below Micro-purchase Threshold

(a) Definition.—For purposes of this section, the micro-purchase threshold is $3,000.

(b) Compliance With Certain Requirements and Nonapplicability of Certain Authority.—

(1) Compliance with certain requirements.—The head of each executive agency shall ensure that procuring activities of that agency, when awarding a contract with a price exceeding the micro-purchase threshold, comply with the requirements of section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)), section 2323 of title 10, and section 7102 of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–355, 15 U.S.C. 644 note).

(2) Nonapplicability of certain authority.—The authority under part 13.106(a)(1) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 C.F.R. 13.106(a)(1)), as in effect on November 18, 1993, to make purchases without securing competitive quotations does not apply to a purchase with a price exceeding the micro-purchase threshold.

(c) Nonapplicability of Certain Provisions.—An executive agency purchase with an anticipated value of the micro-purchase threshold or less is not subject to section 15(j) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(j)) and chapter 83 of this title.

(d) Purchases Without Competitive Quotations.—A purchase not greater than $3,000 may be made without obtaining competitive quotations if an employee of an executive agency or a member of the armed forces, authorized to do so, determines that the price for the purchase is reasonable.

(e) Equitable Distribution.—Purchases not greater than $3,000 shall be distributed equitably among qualified suppliers.

(f) Implementation Through Federal Acquisition Regulation.—This section shall be implemented through the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

(Pub. L. 111–350, §3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3720.)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised Section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
1902	41:428.	Pub. L. 93–400, §32, as added Pub. L. 103–355, title IV, §4301(a), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3346; Pub. L. 104–106, title XLIII, §§4304(b)(4), (c)(3), 4311, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 664, 671.

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