Online Update: Purchasing Thresholds to Increase The Federal Acquisition Regulation councils have proposed inflation adjustments in acquisition-related thresholds. The micro-purchase base threshold of $3,000 will not be changed. The simplified acquisition threshold will be raised from $100,000 to $150,000. The FedBizOpps preaward and post-award notices remain at $25,000 because of trade agreements. Commercial items test program ceiling will be raised from $5.5 million to $6.5 million. The cost and pricing data threshold will be raised from $650,000 to $700,000. The prime contractor subcontracting plan floor will be raised from $550,000 to $650,000, and the construction threshold of $1 million increases to $1.5 million. Prime contractors on contracts above those levels must submit small business subcontracting plans. The inflation adjustments are required every five years, except for Davis-Bacon Act, Service Contract Act and trade agreements thresholds. The proposed rule is FAR case 2008-024. Comments are due April 5.