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The contracting officer need not submit the notice required by 5.201 when - - (a) The contracting officer determines that - - (13) The proposed contract action - - (i) Is for an amount not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold; (ii) Will be made through a means that provides access to the notice of proposed contract action through the GPE; and (iii) Permits the public to respond to the solicitation electronically In accordance with the exception at FAR 5.202 (a)(13) this requirement is exempt from the synopsis requirement as it is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold, it will be posted to SAM.gov, and the public can respond to the solicitation electronically.