### Question
How is the term simplified acquisition threshold defined?


### Answer
The term **simplified acquisition threshold** is defined in *41 U.S.C. § 259* as the following:

> 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, 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**

