{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-18.201","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 18.201","heading":"18.201 Contingency operation.","body":"(a) Contingency operation is defined in 2.101.\n(b) Micro-purchase threshold. The threshold increases when the head of the agency determines the supplies or services are to be used to support a contingency operation. (See 2.101 and 13.201(g).)\n(c) Simplified acquisition threshold. The threshold increases when the head of the agency determines the supplies or services are to be used to support a contingency operation. (See 2.101.)\n(d) SF 44, Purchase Order-Invoice-Voucher. The normal threshold for the use of the SF 44 is at or below the micro-purchase threshold. Agencies may, however, establish higher dollar limitations for purchases made to support a contingency operation. (See 13.306.)\n(e) Simplified procedures for certain commercial products and commercial services. The threshold limits authorized for use of this authority may be increased for acquisitions to support a contingency operation. (See 13.500(c)).","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER C—CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES","PART 18—EMERGENCY ACQUISITIONS","Subpart 18.2—Emergency Acquisition Flexibilities"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-48.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:29Z","sha256":"0925fefc851bb9db4a0aa95e2a2137c7bef10cad511beaee7b2392958e0a6cc8","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-18.127","next":"us/48-cfr-18.202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}