§1905 List of laws inapplicable to contracts or subcontracts not greater than simplified acquisition threshold

Summary

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) must list laws that do not apply to contracts or subcontracts that are at or below the simplified acquisition threshold. If a law is on that list, executive agencies do not have to follow it for those smaller purchases. Laws not put on the list still apply. Any new law about government buying made after October 13, 1994 must be added to the list unless the Council decides in writing that exempting small purchases would not be in the Government’s best interest. The Council will not exempt laws that create criminal or civil penalties or laws that say they apply to small purchases even if this rule exists. A person can ask the Administrator to add a law to the list, and the Administrator must do so unless the Council issues its written decision within 60 days after the request. Council — the group defined in section 1301.