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Public display of solicitations below the synopsis threshold

$20,000was $15,000 until 1 Oct 2025

Citation
FAR 5.101(a)(2)
Last moved
1 October 2025, from $15,000
Checked
2 November 2026, against the codified FAR and, where it leads the FAR, the statute
Note
Moved from $15,000 on 1 October 2025. Posting is now required above $20,000 up to $25,000, where the synopsis requirement takes over.

A proposed contract action too small to require a synopsis in the Governmentwide point of entry. Above what expected value must you still display a notice of the solicitation in a public place or by appropriate electronic means?

$20,000 (FAR 5.101(a)(2)), as of 2 November 2026. It was $15,000 until it moved on 1 October 2025.

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