6 U.S.C. § 425 — Application of certain commercial items authorities to certain procurements

(a) Authority. (1) The head of an executive agency may apply the laws listed in paragraph (2) to a procurement covered by section 422 of this title, even if the property or services being bought aren't "commercial items." (2) The laws that can be applied are: sections 1901 and 1906 of title 41; section 3205 of title 10; and section 3305 of title 41. (b) Turning off the simplified-procedures cap. (1) The $5,000,000 limit set in section 1901(a)(2) of title 41, section 3205(a)(2) of title 10, and section 3305(a)(2) of title 41 does not apply to purchases of property or services made under the authority of this section. (2) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget must issue guidance and procedures for using simplified acquisition procedures on purchases over $5,000,000 made under this section's authority. (c) Continuing the simplified-purchase authority. Even though the authority described in subsection (a)(2) would otherwise expire under section 4202(e) of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996, it keeps applying — despite that expiration section — for the head of an executive agency to use as described in subsections (a) and (b).