0750-AJ34 201804 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0750 Defense Acquisition Regulations Council DARC 0700 Department of Defense DOD Micro-Purchase Threshold (DFARS Case 2017-D027)

DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement sections 217(a) and 821 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017.  Section 821 increases the micro-purchase threshold for DoD procurements to $5,000.  Section 217(a) further increases the micro-purchase threshold to $10,000 for purposes of DoD basic research programs and for the activities of the DoD science and technology reinvention laboratories.  To implement sections 217(a) and 821, this rule will amend DFARS subpart 202.1 to add a DoD-unique definition of micro-purchase threshold, to be used in lieu of the Federal Acquisition Regulation definition for DoD procurements.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No Other 48 CFR 202 41 U.S.C. 1303 Pub. L. 114-328, sec. 217(a) 10 U.S.C. 2339 Pub. L. 114-328, sec. 821 10 U.S.C. 2338 Statutory Final 12/23/2016 Effective upon enactment No Final Action 06/00/2018 Final Action Effective 06/00/2018 No Federal No No No No Jennifer Hawes Defense Acquisition Regulations System 0700 Department of Defense DOD 571 372-6115 jennifer.l.hawes2.civ@mail.mil 3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B941, Washington DC 20301-3060