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DFARS 201.109 Statutory acquisition-related dollar thresholds-adjustment for inflation.
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In plain English
This section explains that many statutory dollar thresholds in the DFARS are adjusted for inflation and apply to contracts and subcontracts regardless of award date, except for certain thresholds like those under wage rate or service contract labor laws. It also notes that the threshold for acquiring right-hand drive passenger sedans is included in these inflation adjustments. A matrix of recent adjustments is available in the PGI.
Applies to: Contracts and subcontracts subject to DFARS statutory acquisition-related dollar thresholds
Key terms: statutory acquisition-related dollar thresholds · inflation · DFARS · PGI · right-hand drive passenger sedans
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The text
(a)(i) 41 U.S.C. 1908(d) requires the adjustment for inflation of all statutory acquisition-related dollar thresholds in the DFARS be applied to contracts and subcontracts without regard to the date of award of the contract or subcontract, except thresholds based on the Wage Rate Requirements statute, the Service Contract Labor Standards statute, or established by the United States Trade Representative pursuant to the Trade Agreement Act, which are not escalated by the statute.
(ii) Section 814(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Pub. L. 112-81) requires that the threshold established in 10 U.S.C. 2253(a)(2) for the acquisition of right-hand drive passenger sedans be included in the list of dollar thresholds that are subject to adjustment for inflation in accordance with the requirements of 41 U.S.C. 1908, and is adjusted pursuant to such provisions, as appropriate.
(d) A matrix showing the most recent escalation adjustments of statutory acquisition-related dollar thresholds is available at PGI 201.109.
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Rule changes for DFARS Part 201
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments ↗ · final rule 2024-09-26 · effective 2024-10-01
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments ↗ · final rule 2024-07-29 · effective 2024-07-29
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.