6 U.S.C. § 426 — Use of streamlined procedures

(a) Required use. The head of an executive agency must, when appropriate, use streamlined acquisition authorities and procedures that other laws already allow, for a procurement covered by section 422 of this title. This includes authorities and procedures under: (1) The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, found in division C of subtitle I of title 41: paragraphs (1), (2), (6), and (7) of section 3304(a) of title 41, covering the use of procedures other than competitive ones in certain situations (subject to section 3304(d)); and section 4106 of title 41, covering orders placed under task and delivery order contracts. (2) Title 10, found in part V of subtitle A: paragraphs (1), (2), (6), and (7) of section 3204(a), covering the same kind of non-competitive procedures (subject to section 3204(d)); and section 3406, covering task and delivery order contracts. (3) The Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act: paragraphs (1)(B), (1)(D), and (2)(A) of section 1708(b) of title 41, covering when a procurement notice isn't required. (b) Waiver of certain small business threshold requirements. Two specific small-business notice rules — subclause (II) of section 637(a)(1)(D)(i) of title 15, and clause (ii) of section 657a(b)(2)(A) of title 15 — do not apply when an agency uses the streamlined procedures described in subsections (a)(1)(A) and (a)(2)(A) for a procurement covered by section 422 of this title.