Dollar threshold | Must be approved by (Ratifying official) | Steps to be followed |
Below the micro-purchase threshold | Head of the Contracting Office | 1 through 5 & 7. |
Between the micropurchase threshold and the Simplified Acquisition Threshold | Head of Contracting Activity | 1 through 5 & 7. |
Above the Simplified Acquisition Threshold | Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management, after review by the Procurement Review Board | 1 through 7. |
NOTE: DOL procurement policies require review by the Procurement Review Board of advisory and assistance services acquisitions above $50,000 for competitive acquisitions and at any dollar amount for noncompetitive acquisitions, and waivers for contracts with employees and recently separated employees. Therefore, review by the PRB is required for unauthorized obligations at these lower thresholds.
Step-Instruction
48 C.F.R. §§2901.602-3