§1905 List of Laws Inapplicable to Contracts or Subcontracts Not Greater Than Simplified Acquisition Threshold

Summary

The Federal Acquisition Regulation must list laws that do not apply to government contracts or subcontracts worth no more than the simplified acquisition threshold. Any law made after October 13, 1994 that sets procurement policies, procedures, requirements, or limits must go on that list unless the Council writes a decision that exempting small contracts would not be in the federal government’s best interest. Laws that create criminal or civil penalties, or that expressly say they still apply to small contracts, are not put on the list. Anyone can ask the Administrator to add a law to the list if it was left out and the Council has not decided. The Administrator must update the Regulation unless the Council makes its decision within 60 days after the request. Council — meaning given in section 1301.