6 U.S.C. § 425 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 6. Domestic Security § 425. Application of certain commercial items authorities to certain procurements

(1)In general

The head of an executive agency may apply the provisions of law listed in paragraph (2) to a procurement referred to in section 422 of this title without regard to whether the property or services are commercial items.

(2)Commercial item laws

The provisions of law referred to in paragraph (1) are as follows:

(1)In general

The $5,000,000 limitation provided in section 1901(a)(2) of Title 41, section 3205(a)(2) of Title 10, and section 3305(a)(2) of Title 41 shall not apply to purchases of property or services to which any of the provisions of law referred to in subsection (a) are applied under the authority of this section.

(2)OMB guidance

The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall issue guidance and procedures for the use of simplified acquisition procedures for a purchase of property or services in excess of $5,000,000 under the authority of this section.