# DFARS PGI 213_2

- PGI 213.2-ACTIONS AT OR BELOW THE MICRO-PURCHASE THRESHOLD

- PGI 213.201 General.

(Added August 11, 2016)

PGI 213.2-ACTIONS AT OR BELOW THE MICRO-PURCHASE THRESHOLD

PGI 213.201 General.

(g)(i) The higher micro-purchase thresholds in FAR 13.201(g) are authorized for purchases that have a clear and direct relationship to the support of a declared contingency operation or to facilitate defense against or recovery from nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack. To determine if a declaration has been made that authorizes the use of the higher micro-purchase thresholds review the following websites:

(A) Declared domestic contingency operations are listed at http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/pacc/cc/domestic_emergencies.html.

(B) Declared overseas contingency operations are listed at http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/pacc/cc/international_operations.html.

(ii) "United States," as used in this section, is defined in FAR 2.101(b).

(iii) Except as provided in paragraph (iv) of this section, the following tables illustrate the micro-purchase threshold based on the physical location of the Government purchaser and, for services, the place of performance:

(A) For supplies—

Government Purchaser Physical Location | Authorized Micro-Purchase Threshold
Inside United States | $20,000
Outside United States | $30,000

(B) For services, including acquisitions of services subject to 41 U.S.C. chapter 67, Service Contract Labor Standards—

Government Purchaser Physical Location | Place of Performance | Authorized Micro-Purchase Threshold
Inside United States | Inside or Outside United States | $20,000
Outside United States | Inside United States | $20,000
Outside United States | Outside United States | $30,000

(iv)(A) Government purchasers located inside the United States are prohibited from using the $30,000 contingency micro-purchase threshold, unless specifically authorized by statute.

(B) The $2,000 micro-purchase threshold for acquisitions of construction subject to 40 U.S.C. chapter 31, subchapter IV, Wage Rate Requirements (Construction), remains unchanged in the event of a declared contingency operation or to facilitate defense against or recovery from nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack, regardless of the criteria described above.