FAR Acquisition Threshold Inflation Adjustment

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

2026-10-29 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the veterans’ employment emphasis under Federal contracts to military spouses, to increase thresholds relating to the applicability of such emphases, and for other purposes.: cross-connection with veterans-military-spouse-federal-contract-employment: Both proposals adjust the contract-value thresholds that trigger federal acquisition requirements. (novelty: 2)
2026-09-01 — Increase of Monetary Thresholds and Other Matters Related to Cost Accounting Standards Program Requirements: cross-connection with cost-accounting-standards: Both adjust procurement dollar thresholds upward, narrowing the pool of contracts subject to specialized federal acquisition compliance regimes. (novelty: 2)
2026-02-04 — Ensuring Federal Purchasing Efficiency Act: Ensuring Federal Purchasing Efficiency Act (HR7283) — introduced and ordered to be reported (amended); would amend 41 U.S.C. 1908 to require the FAR Council to adjust acquisition-related dollar thresholds (e.g., simplified acquisition threshold, micro-purchase threshold) for inflation every 3 years instead of every 5 years. (novelty: 2)