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10 U.S.C. § 3571 — Simplified acquisition threshold
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**(a) Simplified Acquisition Threshold.—** For purposes of acquisitions by agencies named in [section 3063 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section3063&num=0&edition=prelim), the simplified acquisition threshold is as specified in [section 134 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section134&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Inapplicable Laws.—** No law properly listed in the Federal Acquisition Regulation pursuant to [section 1905 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section1905&num=0&edition=prelim) shall apply to or with respect to a contract or subcontract that is not greater than the simplified acquisition threshold.
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**(a) Simplified Acquisition Threshold.—** For purposes of acquisitions by agencies named in [section 3063 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section3063&num=0&edition=prelim), the simplified acquisition threshold is as specified in [section 134 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section134&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Inapplicable Laws.—** No law properly listed in the Federal Acquisition Regulation pursuant to [section 1905 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section1905&num=0&edition=prelim) shall apply to or with respect to a contract or subcontract that is not greater than the simplified acquisition threshold.
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**(a)** Among the grades listed below, the grades of general and admiral are equivalent and are senior to other grades and the grades of second lieutenant and ensign are equivalent and are junior to other grades. Intermediate grades rank in the order listed as follows: Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space ForceNavy and Coast Guard GeneralAdmiral. Lieutenant generalVice admiral. Major generalRear admiral. Brigadier generalRear admiral (lower half). ColonelCaptain. Lieutenant colonelCommander. MajorLieutenant commander. CaptainLieutenant. First lieutenantLieutenant (junior grade). Second lieutenantEnsign.
**(b)** Rank among officers of the same grade or of equivalent grades is determined by comparing dates of rank. An officer whose date of rank is earlier than the date of rank of another officer of the same or equivalent grade is senior to that officer.
**(c)** Rank among officers of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force of the same grade or of equivalent grades who have the same date of rank is determined by regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense which shall apply uniformly among the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force.
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(1) The date of rank of an officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force who holds a grade as the result of an original appointment shall be determined by the Secretary of the military department concerned at the time of such appointment. The date of rank of an officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force who holds a grade as the result of an original appointment and who at the time of such appointment was awarded service credit for prior commissioned service or constructive credit for advanced education or training, or special experience shall be de
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For purposes of any provision of law referring to this section, the agencies named in this section are the following:
(1) The Department of Defense.
(2) The Department of the Army.
(3) The Department of the Navy.
(4) The Department of the Air Force.
(5) The Coast Guard.
(6) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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In division B, the term “simplified acquisition threshold” means $250,000.
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**(a)** The Secretary of the Navy and, by direction of the Secretary, the Chief of Naval Research and the chiefs of bureaus may, without advertising, make contracts or amendments or modifications of contracts for services and materials necessary to conduct research and to make or secure reports, tests, models, or apparatus. A contractor supplying such services or materials need not be required to furnish a bond.
**(b)** This section does not authorize the use of the cost-plus-a-percentage-of-cost system of contracting.
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**(a) Definition.—** In this section, the term “Council” has the meaning given that term in [section 1301 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section1301&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Inclusion in Federal Acquisition Regulation.—**
(1) **In general.—** — The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall include a list of provisions of law that are inapplicable to contracts or subcontracts in amounts not greater than the simplified acquisition threshold. A provision of law properly included on the list pursuant to paragraph (2) does not apply to contracts or subcontracts in amounts not greater than the simplified acquisition threshold that are made by an executive agency. This section does not render a provision of law not included on the list inapplicable to contracts and subcontracts in amounts not greater than the simplified acquisition threshold.
(2) **Laws enacted after october 13, 1994.—** — A provision of law described in subsection (c) that is enacted after October 13, 1994, shall be included on the list of inapplicable provisions of laws required by paragraph (1) unless the Council makes a written determination that it would not be in the best interest of the Federal Government to exempt contracts or subcontracts in amounts not greater than the simplified acquisition threshold from the applicability of the provision.
**(c) Covered Law.—** A provision of law referred to in subsection (b)(2) is a provision of law that the Council determines sets forth policies, procedures, requirements, or restrictions for the procurement of property or services by the Federal Government, except for a provision of law that—
(1) provides for criminal or civil penalties; or
(2) specifically refers to this section and provides that, notwith
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**(a) Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “defense acquisition system” means—
(1) the workforce engaged in carrying out the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense;
(2) the management structure responsible for directing and overseeing the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense; and
(3) the statutory, regulatory, and policy framework that guides the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense.
**(b) Element of the Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “element of the defense acquisition system” means an organization that—
(1) employs members of the acquisition workforce;
(2) carries out acquisition functions; and
(3) focuses primarily on acquisition.
**(c) Acquisition.—** In this part, the term “acquisition” has the meaning provided in [section 131 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section131&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 3573
Amendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022,
with additional provisions for delayed implementation
and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of
Pub. L. 116–283, set out as a note preceding section 3001
of this title.
CHAPTER 251—SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION
PROCEDURES
Sec.
3571.
Simplified acquisition threshold.
3572.
Implementation of simplified acquisition pro-
cedures.
3573.
Micro-purchase threshold.
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior chapter 251 ‘‘SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION
PROCEDURES’’, consisting of reserved section 3551,
was repealed by Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII,
§ 1823(a), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4205.
§ 3571. Simplified acquisition threshold
(a) SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD.—For
purposes of acquisitions by agencies named in
section 3063 of this title, the simplified acquisi-
tion threshold is as specified in section 134 of
title 41.
(b) INAPPLICABLE LAWS.—No law properly list-
ed in the Federal Acquisition Regulation pursu-
ant to section 1905 of title 41 shall apply to or
with respect to a contract or subcontract that is
not greater than the simplified acquisition
threshold.
(Added and amended Pub. L. 103–355, title IV,
§§ 4002(a), 4102(a), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3338, 3340,
§ 2302a; Pub. L. 111–350, § 5(b)(9), Jan. 4, 2011, 124
Stat. 3843; renumbered § 3571 and amended Pub.
L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1823(b), (c)(1),
Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4205.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 3571, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A
Stat. 204; Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(85), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat.
1481; Pub. L. 86–559, § 1(21), June 30, 1960, 74 Stat. 271,
provided that commissioned officers of the Army on ac-
tive duty in the same grade rank among
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