41 U.S.C. § 131 — Acquisition

Page 10 TITLE 41—PUBLIC CONTRACTS § 131 HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES—CONTINUED Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 41:403(8). Pub. L. 93–400, § 4(8), for- merly § 4(9), as added Pub. L. 98–577, title I, § 102(3), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3067; redesignated as § 4(8), Pub. L. 100–679, § 3(c), Nov. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 4056; Pub. L. 103–355, title VIII, § 8001(b)(1)–(3), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3386. SUBCHAPTER II—DIVISION B DEFINITIONS § 131. Acquisition In division B, the term ‘‘acquisition’’— (1) means the process of acquiring, with ap- propriated amounts, by contract for purchase or lease, property or services (including con- struction) that support the missions and goals of an executive agency, from the point at which the requirements of the executive agen- cy are established in consultation with the chief acquisition officer of the executive agen- cy; and (2) includes— (A) the process of acquiring property or services that are already in existence, or that must be created, developed, dem- onstrated, and evaluated; (B) the description of requirements to sat- isfy agency needs; (C) solicitation and selection of sources; (D) award of contracts; (E) contract performance; (F) contract financing; (G) management and measurement of con- tract performance through final delivery and payment; and (H) technical and management functions directly related to the process of fulfilling agency requirements by contract. (Pub. L. 111–350, § 3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3682.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 131 ............. 41:403(16). Pub. L. 93–400, § 4(16), as added Pub. L. 108–136, title XIV, § 1411, Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1663. § 132. Competitive procedures In division B, the term ‘‘competitive proce- dures’’ means procedures under which an agency enters into a contract pursuant to full and open competition. (Pub. L. 111–350, § 3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3682.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 132 ............. 41:403(5). Pub. L. 93–400, § 4(5), for- merly § 4(6), as added Pub. L. 98–369, title VII, § 2731(3), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 1195; redesignated as § 4(5), Pub. L. 100–679, § 3(c), Nov. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 4056; Pub. L. 103–355, title VIII, § 8001(b)(1)–(3), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3386. § 133. Executive agency In division B, the term ‘‘executive agency’’ means— (1) an executive department specified in sec- tion 101 of title 5; (2) a military department specified in sec- tion 102 of title 5; (3) an independent establishment as defined in section 104(1) of title 5; and (4) a wholly owned Government corporation fully subject to chapter 91 of title 31. (Pub. L. 111–350, § 3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3682.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 133 ............. 41:403(1). Pub. L. 93–400, § 4(1), Aug. 30, 1974, 88 Stat. 797; Pub. L. 96–83, § 3, Oct. 10, 1979, 93 Stat. 649; Pub. L. 98–191, § 4, Dec. 1, 1983, 97 Stat. 1326; Pub. L. 103–355, title VIII, § 8001(b)(1)–(3), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3386. § 134. Simplified acquisition threshold In division B, the term ‘‘simplified acquisition threshold’’ means $250,000. (Pub. L. 111–350, § 3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3682; Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title VIII, § 805, Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1456.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 134 ............. 41:403(11). Pub. L. 93–400, § 4(11), as added Pub. L. 101–510, title VIII, § 806(a)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1592; Pub. L. 103–355, title IV, § 4001, title VIII, § 8001(b)(1), (2), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3338, 3386. Editoral Notes AMENDMENTS 2017—Pub. L. 115–91 substituted ‘‘$250,000’’ for ‘‘$100,000’’. SUBCHAPTER III—DIVISION C DEFINITIONS Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries DEFINITIONS For additional definitions of terms used in division C of this subtitle, with certain exceptions, see section 102 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works. § 151. Agency head In division C, the term ‘‘agency head’’ means the head or any assistant head of an executive agency, and may at the option of the Adminis- trator of General Services include the chief offi- cial of any principal organizational unit of the General Services Administration. (Pub. L. 111–350, § 3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3682.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 151 ............. 41:259(a). June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title III, § 309(a), 63 Stat. 397.