# 13.005 List of laws inapplicable to contracts and subcontracts at or below the simplified acquisition threshold.

(a) The following laws are inapplicable to all contracts and subcontracts (if otherwise applicable to subcontracts) at or below the simplified acquisition threshold pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 1905:

(1) 41 U.S.C.8703 and (Kickbacks statute). (Only the requirement for the incorporation of the contractor procedures for the prevention and detection of violations, and the contractual requirement for contractor cooperation in investigations are inapplicable.)

(2) 40 U.S.C.3131(Bonds statute). (Although the Bonds statute does not apply to contracts at or below the simplified acquisition threshold, alternative forms of payment protection for suppliers of labor and material (see 28.102) are still required if the contract exceeds $35,000 (40 U.S.C. 3132).)

(3) 40 U.S.C.chapter 37 et seq. (Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards-Overtime Compensation).

(4) 41 U.S.C.8102(a)(1) (Drug-Free Workplace), except for individuals.

(5) 42 U.S.C.6962 (Solid Waste Disposal Act). (The requirement to provide an estimate of recovered material utilized in contract performance does not apply unless the contract value exceeds $150,000.)

(6) 10 U.S.C.2306(b) and 41 U.S.C.3901(b)(Contract Clause Regarding Contingent Fees).

(7) 10 U.S.C.2313 and 41 U.S.C.7406(Authority to Examine Books and Records of Contractors).

(8) 10 U.S.C.2402 and 41 U.S.C.4704(Prohibition on Limiting Subcontractors Direct Sales to the United States).

(9) 15 U.S.C.631 note (HUBZone Act of1997), except for 15 U.S.C.657a(b)(2)(B), which is optional for the agencies subject to the requirements of the Act.

(10) 31 U.S.C.1354(a) (Limitation on use of appropriated funds for contracts with entities not meeting veterans’ employment reporting requirements).

(11) 22 U.S.C. 2593e(Measures Against Persons Involved in Activities that Violate Arms Control Treaties or Agreements with the United States). (The requirement at 22 U.S.C. 2593e(c)(3)(B) to provide a certification does not apply).

(b) The Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council will include any law enacted after October13,1994, that sets forth policies, procedures, requirements, or restrictions for the acquisition of property or services, on the list set forth in paragraph (a) of this section. The FAR Council may make exceptions when it determines in writing that it is in the best interest of the Government that the enactment should apply to contracts or subcontracts not greater than the simplified acquisition threshold.

(c) The provisions of paragraph (b) of this section do not apply to laws that-

(1) Provide for criminal or civil penalties; or

(2) Specifically state that notwithstanding the language of 41 U.S.C. 1905, the enactment will be applicable to contracts or subcontracts in amounts not greater than the simplified acquisition threshold.

(d) Any individual may petition the Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), to include any applicable provision of law not included on the list set forth in paragraph (a) of this section unless the FAR Council has already determined in writing that the law is applicable. The Administrator, OFPP, will include the law on the list in paragraph (a) of this section unless the FAR Council makes a determination that it is applicable within 60 days of receiving the petition.

    [62 FR 64917, Dec. 9, 1997, as amended at 63 FR 58593, Oct. 30, 1998; 63 FR 70267, Dec. 18, 1998; 65 FR 36018, June 6, 2000; 66 FR 53488, Oct. 22, 2001; 68 FR 4050, Jan. 27, 2003; 70 FR 57454, Sept. 30, 2005; 71 FR 57366, Sept. 28, 2006; 75 FR 53132, Aug. 30, 2010; 79 FR 24200, Apr. 29, 2014; 80 FR 38297, July 2, 2015; 83 FR 28149, June 15, 2018]