Code of Federal Regulations Title 48. Federal Acquisition Regulations System 48.815.370-4 Exceptions

(1) Acquisitions at or below the simplified acquisition threshold;

(2) Acquisitions in support of emergency, humanitarian or peacekeeping operations, or to facilitate defense against or recovery from cyber, nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack;  or to support response to an emergency or major disaster;

(3) Small business set-asides under FAR subpart 19.5, set-asides offered and accepted into the 8(a) Program under FAR subpart 19.8, or set-asides under the HUBZone Program (see FAR 19.1305(c)), the VA Small Business Program (see VAAR subpart 819.70), or the Women–Owned Small Business Program (see FAR 19.1505(d));

(4) Acquisitions of basic or applied research or development, as specified in FAR 35.016(a), that use a broad agency announcement;  or

(5) Acquisitions of architect-engineer services (see FAR 36.601–2).