Sec. 6. Micro-purchase threshold for procurement solicitations by research institutions
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Except as provided in subsection (b), the threshold for purchases by research institutions using Federal grant funds without requiring competitive quotations shall be not less than $10,000, adjusted periodically to account for inflation. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget may revise the threshold for purchases referred to in subsection
(a)to be greater than $10,000 if the Director determines that procurement system reviews and single audits support the higher threshold. For purchases referred to in subsection (a), the Director shall encourage research institutions to use strategic sourcing agreements to assure favorable pricing on high volume, low-cost purchases. For a purchase referred to in subsection
(a)that exceeds the threshold applicable under subsection
(a)or (b), the Director may allow the purchase to be carried out through solicitation of a proposal from only one source, but only if the procurement is necessary for research, scientific, or other programmatic reasons, such as instances in which the purchase is for a specialized service or of a necessary quality that is available only from a single vendor, or if only one vendor can deliver in the required time frame. The Director shall revise the Uniform Guidance to conform with the requirements of this section. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term Uniform Guidance means the uniform administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit requirements for Federal awards contained in part 200 of title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations.