### Question
How does the law define simplified acquisition threshold?


### Answer
Under *41 U.S.C. § 259*, **simplified acquisition threshold** is defined as:

> provided that term in section 403 of this title, except that, in the case of any contract to be awarded and performed, or purchase to be made, outside the United States in support of a contingency operation or a humanitarian or peacekeeping operation, the term means an amount equal to two times the amount specified for that term in section 403 of this title.

#### Citation:
  - *41 U.S.C. § 259*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 4-PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES > SUBCHAPTER IV-PROCUREMENT PROVISIONS**

