The Simplified Acquisition Threshold
The Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) is currently $250,000. Acquisitions below this amount use simplified procedures (FAR Part 13), requiring less paperwork and faster timelines. Key benefits: shorter evaluation cycles, commercial item procedures, and automatic small business set-aside for purchases between the micro-purchase threshold ($10,000) and the SAT. The SAT was permanently raised from $150K to $250K by the 2018 NDAA.
(The Simplified Acquisition Threshold) is a process concept federal contractors and grant writers run into across solicitations, regulations, and award filings
Simplified Acquisition Threshold is a step or workflow in the federal-procurement lifecycle. Knowing where Simplified Acquisition Threshold fits in the larger acquisition arc — from market research through award through performance — helps contractors time their engagement, identify the right contracting officials, and avoid showing up too late to influence the requirement. Many proposal failures trace back to misunderstanding when Simplified Acquisition Threshold occurs, who owns it, and what artifacts it produces. The related terms above name the adjacent process steps that most commonly precede or follow Simplified Acquisition Threshold, and tracking those transitions over time is one of the more reliable ways to build pipeline visibility ahead of formal solicitations.
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