The Procurement Administrative Lead Time (PALT) measures the number of days procurement takes from acceptance of a ready procurement request by the RCO to the day of award. The PALT table below demonstrates general lead times for commercial acquisition buys and may be used as a guideline for workload planning by the Contracting Officer and the Requirements Official.
|
Dollar Value
|
Acquisition
|
Days to Award
|
|
>$10K-<$250K
|
All
|
30
|
|
>$250K-<$7M
|
Supplies
|
120
|
|
>$50K-<$7M
|
Services
|
150
|
|
>$7M-<$10M
|
Supplies
|
190
|
|
>$7M -<$10M
|
Services
|
240
|
|
>$10M-<$50M
|
Supplies
|
270
|
| >$10M-<$50M |
Services |
290 |
| >$50M |
All |
365 |
|
|
|
|
Acquisition Flow Chart, Commercial Items Under $100,000