(A) the process of acquiring property or services that are al-
ready in existence, or that must be created, developed, dem-
onstrated, and evaluated; 
(B) the description of requirements to satisfy agency needs; 
(C) solicitation and selection of sources; 
(D) award of contracts; 
(E) contract performance; 
(F) contract financing; 
(G) management and measurement of contract performance 
through final delivery and payment; and 
(H) technical and management functions directly related to the 
process of fulfilling agency requirements by contract. 
§ 132. Competitive procedures 
In division B, the term ‘‘competitive procedures’’ means procedures under 
which an agency enters into a contract pursuant to full and open competi-
tion. 
§ 133. Executive agency 
In division B, the term ‘‘executive agency’’ means— 
(1) an executive department specified in section 101 of title 5; 
(2) a military department specified in section 102 of title 5; 
(3) an independent establishment as defined in section 104(1) of title 
5; and 
(4) a wholly owned Government corporation fully subject to chapter 
91 of title 31. 
§ 134. Simplified acquisition threshold 
In division B, the term ‘‘simplified acquisition threshold’’ means 
$100,000. 
SUBCHAPTER III—DIVISION C DEFINITIONS 
§ 151. Agency head 
In division C, the term ‘‘agency head’’ means the head or any assistant 
head of an executive agency, and may at the option of the Administrator 
of General Services include the chief official of any principal organizational 
unit of the General Services Administration. 
§ 152. Competitive procedures 
In division C, the term ‘‘competitive procedures’’ means procedures under 
which an executive agency enters into a contract pursuant to full and open 
competition. The term also includes— 
(1) procurement of architectural or engineering services conducted in 
accordance with chapter 11 of title 40;
(2) the competitive selection of basic research proposals resulting 
from a general solicitation and the peer review or scientific review (as 
appropriate) of those proposals; 
(3) the procedures established by the Administrator of General Serv-
ices for the multiple awards schedule program of the General Services 
Administration if— 
(A) participation in the program has been open to all respon-
sible sources; and 
(B) orders and contracts under those procedures result in the 
lowest overall cost alternative to meet the needs of the Federal 
Government; 
(4) procurements conducted in furtherance of section 15 of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644) as long as all responsible business con-
cerns that are entitled to submit offers for those procurements are per-
mitted to compete; and 
(5) a competitive selection of research proposals resulting from a 
general solicitation and peer review or scientific review (as appropriate) 
solicited pursuant to section 9 of that Act (15 U.S.C. 638). 
§ 153. Simplified acquisition threshold for contract in 
suppport of humanitarian or peacekeeping oper-
ation 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In division C, the term ‘‘simplified acquisition thresh-
old’’ has the meaning provided that term in section 134 of this title, except 
that, in the case of a contract to be awarded and performed, or purchase 
to be made, outside the United States in support of a humanitarian or 
peacekeeping operation, the term means an amount equal to two times the 
amount specified for that term in section 134 of this title. 
(2) DEFINITION.—In paragraph (1), the term ‘‘humanitarian or peace-
keeping operation’’ means a military operation in support of the provision 
of humanitarian or foreign disaster assistance or in support of a peace-
keeping operation under chapter VI or VII of the Charter of the United Na-
tions. The term does not include routine training, force rotation, or sta-
tioning. 
DIVISION B—OFFICE OF FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICY 
CHAPTER 11—ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE AND 
AUTHORITY AND FUNCTIONS OF ADMINISTRATOR 
SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL 
Sec. 
1101.
Office of Federal Procurement Policy. 
1102.
Administrator. 
SUBCHAPTER II—AUTHORITY AND FUNCTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATOR 
1121.
General authority. 
1122.
Functions.