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Micro-purchase $15,000 and SAT $350,000 are in force

The acquisition.gov page "Threshold Changes, October 1st, 2025" lists, with an effective date of 2025-10-01, the micro-purchase threshold (MPT) moving from $10,000 to $15,000 (FAR 2.101), the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT) from $250,000 to $350,000 (FAR 2.101), and simplified procedures for commercial products and commercial services from $7,500,000 to $9,000,000 (FAR 12.203). The page shows "Last Updated 09/28/2026."

Key dateOctober 1, 2025effective
StatusIn force
ConfidenceConfirmed

What changed

The acquisition.gov page "Threshold Changes, October 1st, 2025" lists, with an effective date of 2025-10-01, the micro-purchase threshold (MPT) moving from $10,000 to $15,000 (FAR 2.101), the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT) from $250,000 to $350,000 (FAR 2.101), and simplified procedures for commercial products and commercial services from $7,500,000 to $9,000,000 (FAR 12.203). The page shows "Last Updated 09/28/2026."

What it means for a DIBBS supplier

DIBBSFlow's reading

DIBBSFlow's reading, from the source above, checked 2026-10-21.

these are the general figures in force for the micro-purchase threshold and the simplified acquisition threshold; the same page lists separate thresholds for named situations such as contingency operations. Check whether a different threshold applies to the acquisition, then check which side of the line it falls on before applying rules that key off the threshold.

Source:acquisition.gov, Threshold Changes, October 1st, 2025 (page last updated 2026-09-28; opened 2026-10-21)· Confirmed onOctober 21, 2026

Change log

  • 2026-10-21: added to the watch; source opened 2026-10-21.
  • 2026-10-21: held, Codex returned FIX; gate run 2026-10-21.
  • 2026-10-21: capture extended to every passage the item rests on and body rewritten to the capture; status restored from Held.
  • 2026-10-21: title shortened to a plain headline (Tony's review of the live cards); facts that left the title stay in What changed.

A public log of rule and deadline changes. DIBBSFlow alerts on your NSNs and CAGEs are a separate product.

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