US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

10 U.S.C. § 3242

Supplies: economic order quantities

(a)

Quantity to Procure.—

(1)
section 3063 of this title An agency referred to in shall procure supplies in such quantity as—
(A)
will result in the total cost and unit cost most advantageous to the United States, where practicable; and
(B)
does not exceed the quantity reasonably expected to be required by the agency.
(2)
section 2204 of this title The Secretary of Defense shall take paragraph (1) into account in approving rates of obligation of appropriations under .
(b)

Opinion of Offeror With Respect to Quantity to Be Procured .—

Each solicitation for a contract for supplies shall, if practicable, include a provision inviting each offeror responding to the solicitation to state an opinion on whether the quantity of the supplies proposed to be procured is economically advantageous to the United States and, if applicable, to recommend a quantity or quantities which would be more economically advantageous to the United States. Each such recommendation shall include a quotation of the total price and the unit price for supplies procured in each recommended quantity.

Pub. L. 98–525, title XII, § 1233(a)98 Stat. 2600Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1813(c)134 Stat. 4179Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(b)(5)135 Stat. 2133(Added , , , § 2384a; renumbered § 3242 and amended , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 116–283, § 1813(c)section 2384a of this title2021—, renumbered as this section.

Pub. L. 116–283, § 1813(c)(1)Pub. L. 117–81, § 1701(b)(5)Subsec. (a). , as amended by , inserted heading, in par. (1), substituted “section 3063” for “section 2303(a)” and reformatted subpars. (A) and (B) to add line breaks before each subpar. designation, and, in par. (2), realigned margin.

Pub. L. 116–283, § 1813(c)(2)Subsec. (b). , inserted heading.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2021 Amendment

Pub. L. 117–81Pub. L. 116–283section 1701(a)(2) of Pub. L. 117–81section 3001 of this titleAmendment by applicable as if included in the enactment of title XVIII of as enacted, see , set out in a note preceding and note below.

Pub. L. 116–283section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283section 3001 of this titleAmendment by effective , with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see , set out as a note preceding .

Effective Date

Pub. L. 98–525, title XII, § 1233(b)98 Stat. 2601

“The amendment made by subsection (a) [enacting this section] shall take effect at the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act [].”
, , , provided that: