§ 425. Application of certain commercial items authorities to certain procurements
(a)
Authority
(1)
In general
The head of an executive agency may apply the provisions of law listed in paragraph (2) to a procurement referred to in section
422 of this title without regard to whether the property or services are commercial items.
(b)
Inapplicability of limitation on use of simplified acquisition procedures
(1)
In general
The $5,000,000 limitation provided in section 1901(a)(2) of title
41, section
2304
(g)(1)(B) of title 10, and section
3305
(a)(2) of title
41 shall not apply to purchases of property or services to which any of the provisions of law referred to in subsection (a) of this section are applied under the authority of this section.
(c)
Continuation of authority for simplified purchase procedures
Authority under a provision of law referred to in subsection (a)(2) of this section that expires under section 4202(e) of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (divisions D and E of Public Law 104–106; 10 U.S.C. 2304 note ) shall, notwithstanding such section, continue to apply for use by the head of an executive agency as provided in subsections (a) and (b) of this section.