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• Is the Micro-Purchase Threshold (MPT) still just $2,500 for most Services and just $2,000 for Construction?

  > > On 2/5/2021 at 7:50 AM, Vern Edwards said: > > > I wonder if we'll ever learn whether GovtAcctGeek now knows what a service employee is? People put a lot of work into responding to his/her questi

  in For Beginners Only · 5y ago

• Is the Micro-Purchase Threshold (MPT) still just $2,500 for most Services and just $2,000 for Construction?

  > > ji20874 said: > > > See FAR 22.1003-1 -- here is the key text-- > > > > _"...applies all Government contracts, > > **the principal purpose** of which > > is **to furnish services** in the Un

  in For Beginners Only · 5y ago

• Is the Micro-Purchase Threshold (MPT) still just $2,500 for most Services and just $2,000 for Construction?

  > > ji20874 said: > > > FAR 37.101 provides zero exemptions to SCLS coverage. Oh geez, disregard that error of mine - I totally read those as exempt, not as examples.

  in For Beginners Only · 5y ago

• Is the Micro-Purchase Threshold (MPT) still just $2,500 for most Services and just $2,000 for Construction?

  So it seems like my Bureau's current interpretation is probably accurate, and the suggestions to make a basic wood cutting contract $10k and put it on a card were incorrect.  This is based on y'all's

  in For Beginners Only · 5y ago

• Is the Micro-Purchase Threshold (MPT) still just $2,500 for most Services and just $2,000 for Construction?

  First, THANK YOU Neil, Joel, and Culham for the responses so far, this is useful.  I definitely won't hold my breath on regulatory changes that are both intelligent and quick to occur.  Second, sorry

  in For Beginners Only · 5y ago

• Is the Micro-Purchase Threshold (MPT) still just $2,500 for most Services and just $2,000 for Construction?

  Neil,  I'm not sure I understand what you're asking with how the FAR became applicable to our state?  41 USC Ch 67 is referenced in FAR 2.101 in saying what Services are subject to the lower MPT. T

  in For Beginners Only · 5y ago

• Is the Micro-Purchase Threshold (MPT) still just $2,500 for most Services and just $2,000 for Construction?

  Sorry, that doesn't really answer the first question - and it raises another one! Down the regulatory rabbit hole we go.  **Is my Bureau wrong about the "blue collar" rule, in which non-professional

  in For Beginners Only · 5y ago

• Is the Micro-Purchase Threshold (MPT) still just $2,500 for most Services and just $2,000 for Construction?

  I work at a small civilian Bureau, have to run the Purchase card program for our state, and I am aware the Micro-Purchase Threshold (MPT) was recently increased for some categories of requirements up

  in For Beginners Only · 5y ago

• "In-Scope" Modification of $90k to a $160k award

  I have a question about synopsizing and competing regulations.  I work at a civilian Bureau and everything here is about Services that are commercial items using SAP and under the SAT.  I already revi

  in Contract Administration · 5y ago

• Is a higher pay grade worth the added stress?

  I have a standard level-of-frustration Warranted CO job, grade 9, at a civilian agency.  I have an offer to go up to grade 11, but at a high level-of-frustration Contracting Specialist job at FEMA (n

  in For Beginners Only · 5y ago

• Use of non-SAM vendors under $15k

  I am a recently Warranted CO at a civilian Bureau only working in the states (not overseas) that deals with a lot of very low dollar requirements between the Micro Purchase Threshold (MPT) and $15k. 

  in For Beginners Only · 5y ago