10 U.S.C. § 3205 — Simplified procedures for small purchases

(a) To improve efficiency and economy and avoid unnecessary burdens, the Federal Acquisition Regulation must provide: (1) special simplified procedures for property and services costing no more than the simplified acquisition threshold; and (2) special simplified procedures for purchases above that threshold but no more than $5 million when the contracting officer reasonably expects, based on the property or services and market research, that all offers will be for commercial products or services. (b) An agency may not divide a purchase or contract above the threshold into smaller purchases or contracts to use these simplified procedures. (c) When using simplified procedures, the agency head must promote competition as much as practicable. (d) The agency head must comply with the Federal Acquisition Regulation provisions identified in section 1901(e) of title 41.