FAR 18.201 Contingency operation
Section Federal Acquisition Regulation
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 18.201
- Type
- Section
- Last amended
- 86 FR 61017 Effective Dec 6, 2021
- Text as of
- FAC 2026-01
- Official text
- acquisition.gov
Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this section.
Text
(a) Contingency operation is defined in 2.101.
(b) Micro-purchase threshold. The threshold increases when the head of the agency determines the supplies or services are to be used to support a contingency operation. (See 2.101 and 13.201(g).)
(c) Simplified acquisition threshold. The threshold increases when the head of the agency determines the supplies or services are to be used to support a contingency operation. (See 2.101.)
(d) SF 44, Purchase Order-Invoice-Voucher. The normal threshold for the use of the SF 44 is at or below the micro-purchase threshold. Agencies may, however, establish higher dollar limitations for purchases made to support a contingency operation. (See 13.306.)
(e) Simplified procedures for certain commercial products and commercial services. The threshold limits authorized for use of this authority may be increased for acquisitions to support a contingency operation. (See 13.500(c).)
Federal Register history
Sections cited
- FAR 2.101 Definitions
- FAR 13.201(g) General
- FAR 13.306 SF 44, Purchase Order-Invoice-Voucher
- FAR 13.500(c) General
Quick answers
What is FAR 18.201?
FAR 18.201 is a section of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Contingency operation".
When was FAR 18.201 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revision of Definition of “Commercial Item”" (86 FR 61017), published Nov 4, 2021 and effective Dec 6, 2021.
Are changes to FAR 18.201 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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