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Proposed Increases to Micro-Purchase, Simplified Acquisition, and Other Thresholds

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1908 to adjust the statutory acquisition thresholds for inflation, such as the Micro-Purchase Threshold, Simplified Acquisition Threshold, and others. As such, the government is once again looking to increase these thresholds in light of the inflation that has occurred over the past five years. million to $9.5

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As the Acquisition World Turns: OFPP turns heat up on primes

Federal News Network

The micro-purchase threshold, the simplified acquisition threshold, the 8(a) sole source contract ceiling and several other similar acquisition limits are likely to increase in 2025. Source: GAO Bid Protest Report to Congress for Fiscal 2024. In 2024, GAO heard 346 protests, which is down from 368 in 2023.

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Are You Filing 2023 1099s? You Will Need a Transmitter Control Code (TCC).

Redstone Government Consulting

New Rule for Filing 1099s: The IRS rule TFA 23O1 reduces the electronic filing requirement from a threshold of 250 Information Returns down to 10. If you file more than 10 Information Returns after January 1, 2024, you are now required to submit those forms electronically. Yes, you read that correctly.

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Even Rules have their Limits, Says SBA OHA about the Nonmanufacturer Rule

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OHA reminded contractors that the nonmanufacturer rule applies only to acquisitions over the simplified acquisition threshold. 8, 2024) focuses on when the nonmanufacturer rule does not apply. Generally, the micro-purchase threshold is $10,000, and the simplified acquisition threshold is $250,000. SIZ-6276 (Apr.

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SmallGovCon Week in Review: December 25-29, 2023

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We will continue to work hard to provide helpful federal contracting news and updates in 2024 and we truly appreciate your continued support and feedback. Here at SmallGovCon, we would like to thank all of our blog readers for a wonderful year. Happy new year!

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Back to Basics: 8(a) Program Economic Disadvantage

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For the former, the information below can serve as a refresher on the basics of economic disadvantage–but also, a source for SBA’s most recent economic disadvantage thresholds (as of 2024, as these are updated periodically for inflation ). What are SBA’s current economic disadvantage thresholds ?

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A Bridge (Not) Too Far: Prohibition on Dividing up Contracts to get Under 8(a) Sole Source Dollar Limit Doesn’t Apply to Bridge Contracts

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124.506 , if an 8(a) contract price would exceed a certain threshold ($7 million for manufacturing contracts, $4.5 1, 2024) , the SEC (the federal one, not the football one), had a two-step acquisition plan for data management services. Under 13 C.F.R. million for others), in most cases, the agency must compete the set-aside.

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