Definitions

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  • noun A purchase for a very small amount of money.

Etymologies

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micro- +‎ purchase

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Examples

  • Written justification is not required for purchases below the micropurchase threshold.

    Executive Order 13101 On Government Waste Prevention Clinton, Bill, 1946- 1998

  • Agency acquisition and procurement personnel shall justify in writing to the file and to the AEE the rationale for not purchasing such items, above the micropurchase threshold (as set out in the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act at 41 U.S.C. 428), and submit a plan and timetable for increasing agency purchases of the designated item (s).

    Executive Order 13101 On Government Waste Prevention Clinton, Bill, 1946- 1998

  • Agency acquisition and procurement personnel shall justify in writing to the file and to the AEE the rationale for not purchasing such items, above the micropurchase threshold (as set out in the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act at 41 U.S.C. 428), and submit a plan and timetable for increasing agency purchases of the designated item (s).

    Executive Order On Government Waste Prevention Clinton, Bill, 1946- 1998

  • Written justification is not required for purchases below the micropurchase threshold.

    Executive Order On Government Waste Prevention Clinton, Bill, 1946- 1998

  • "(c) The provisions of this order do not apply to purchases made under the micropurchase authority contained in section 32 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, as amended."

    Order Amending Government Purchases Executive Order Clinton, Bill, 1946- 1994

  • "(c) The provisions of this order do not apply to purchases made under the micropurchase authority contained in section 32 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, as amended."

    Executive Order 12943 On Amending Government Purchases Clinton, Bill, 1946- 1994

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