Further Amendment to Executive Order No. 11755
Amends Federal Purchasing Rules for Small-Cost Items Across Government
What it does
Federal procurement officials must not apply this order to purchases made under the micropurchase authority of section 32 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act.
Real-world impact
- Replaces Attorney General reference with Bureau of Prisons and specific statutes.
- Excludes micropurchase transactions from this order's purchasing rules.
- Affects how federal agencies buy low-cost items in procurement.
Topics
Summary
This order amends a prior executive order to improve how the federal government buys low-cost items. It replaces a reference to the Attorney General with references to sections 3621 and 3622 of title 18 and to the Bureau of Prisons.
The order also adds a rule saying its provisions do not apply to purchases made under the micropurchase authority in section 32 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act. This clarifies that very small purchases follow a different purchasing authority.
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