Countdown to America's 250th Anniversary:
An official website of the United States government
Here’s how you know
Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock
(
)
or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.
PALT is in business days after acceptance of the PR package and funds.
Procurement Acquisition Lead Time, or PALT, is the timeline required for a contracting office to perform the administrative steps necessary to award a contract after a request has been received and accepted. To understand specific packages and timing, reference the table below.
Procurement method | PALT |
|---|---|
| Architect and Engineering, or A/E task order against single award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity or IDIQ contract | 60 |
| A/E task order against multiple award IDIQ contract | 90 |
| A/E, full and open, prospectus contract | 300 |
| Ability One contract re-pricing | 100 |
| Ability One procurement list addition | 180 |
| Annual building services call order against Blanket Purchase Agreement, or BPA | 75 |
| Commercial, full and open/set aside/sole source, contract | 100 |
| Concession agreements | 180 |
| Construction task order against IDIQ contract - line Item only | 30 |
| Construction task order against IDIQ below Simplified Acquisition Threshold, or SAT | 45 |
| Construction task order against IDIQ contract - lump sum or non-scheduled items | 60 |
| Construction, design/bid/build, full and open, prospectus contract | 250 |
| Construction, full and open/set aside/sole source, non-prospectus contract >SAT | 180 |
| Deregulated-Utility contract | 180 |
| Multiple Award Schedule, or MAS BPA | 180 |
| Micro-purchase - supplies | 10 |
| Multiple award, full and open, IDIQ contract: | 225 |
| Purchase order, full and open/set aside/sole source, > Micro-purchase to < $25K | 45 |
| Purchase order, full and open/set aside/sole source, $25K to < SAT | 75 |
| Regulated Utility contract | 60 |
| Reimbursable repair call order against BPA - O&M | 30 |
| Service task order against IDIQ contract | 45 |
| Services, full and open/set aside/sole source, contract >SAT | 180 |
| Single award, full and open/set aside/sole source, IDIQ contract | 180 |
| Task order against MAS without SOW | 45 |
| Task order against MAS with SOW | 65 |
| Task order against MAS with SOW - technical eval, i.e. 03 FAC | 120 |
| Task order against Area-Wide Utility contract | 30 |
| Task order against National Broker contract - competition | 10 |
| Task order against National Broker contract < SAT | 5 |
| Task orders against leases Overtime Utilities or OTU | 30 |
| UESC/ESPC task orders | 365 |
Error, The Per Diem API is not responding. Please try again later.
No results could be found for the location you've entered.
Rates for Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories and possessions are set by the Department of Defense.
Rates for foreign countries are set by the Department of State.
Rates are available between 10/1/2023 and 09/30/2026.
The End Date of your trip can not occur before the Start Date.
Traveler reimbursement is based on the location of the work activities and not the accommodations, unless lodging is not available at the work activity, then the agency may authorize the rate where lodging is obtained.
Unless otherwise specified, the per diem locality is defined as "all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city, including independent entities located within those boundaries."
Per diem localities with county definitions shall include"all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city as well as the boundaries of the listed counties, including independent entities located within the boundaries of the key city and the listed counties (unless otherwise listed separately)."
When a military installation or Government - related facility(whether or not specifically named) is located partially within more than one city or county boundary, the applicable per diem rate for the entire installation or facility is the higher of the rates which apply to the cities and / or counties, even though part(s) of such activities may be located outside the defined per diem locality.
U.S. General Services Administration