Effective immediately, for any contract to be awarded and performed, or purchase to be made, outside the United States in support of a humanitarian or peacekeeping operation, contracting officers shall use the attached definition of the simplified acquisition threshold.

This class deviation is effective upon signature, and remains in effect until incorporated in the DFARS or is otherwise rescinded.

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"Simplified acquisition threshold," in addition to the meaning at FAR 2.101, means $300,000 when soliciting or awarding contracts to be awarded and performed outside the United States, or making purchases outside the United States, for acquisitions of supplies and services that, as determined by the head of the contracting activity, are to be used to support a humanitarian or peacekeeping operation, as defined at FAR 2.101.