TINA - Thresholds
Overview
The current TINA threshold is $700,000. That threshold can be found in FAR 15.403(a)(1). The TINA threshold is adjusted every 5 years for inflation as required by 41 U.S.C. 1908.
Threshold History
| ---Date--- | Amount |
|---|---|
| $550,000 | |
| 8/30/2010 | $650,000 |
| $700,000 | |
| $2,000,000 | |
| 7/1/2026 | $10,000,000 |
2025 NDAA
The Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”), including Section 1804(c)’s increase to the threshold governing the Truthful Cost or Pricing Data Statute (formerly the Truth in Negotiations Act, and still commonly called “TINA”). The FY 2026 NDAA was signed into law on December 18, 2025, and the higher TINA threshold has taken effect for contracts entered into after June 30, 2026.
Contractors should not wait for the Federal Acquisition Regulation to be amended before applying the new threshold. The statutory change to 10 U.S.C. § 3702 is operative on its own terms, and contracting officers are to apply the $10 million threshold to negotiations occurring after June 30, 2026 even though the implementing FAR and DFARS rules remain in progress. Indeed, as of 8/12/2026 FAR 15.403-4 still recites the $2.5 million figure, reflecting the lag between legislative enactment and regulatory implementation. Given the lag in the FAR updates, contractors may need to remind government contracting officers or higher-tier contractors of the change.
10 USC 3702: Required cost or pricing data and certification
Text contains those laws in effect on August 11, 2026 From Title 10-ARMED FORCES Subtitle A-General Military Law PART V-ACQUISITION Subpart D-General Contracting Provisions CHAPTER 271-TRUTHFUL COST OR PRICING DATA (TRUTH IN NEGOTIATIONS) Jump To: Source Credit Miscellaneous Codification Amendments Effective Date §3702. Required cost or pricing data and certification (a) When Required.-The head of an agency shall require offerors, contractors, and subcontractors to make cost or pricing data available as follows:
(1) Offeror for prime contract.-An offeror for a prime contract under a chapter 137 legacy provision to be entered into using procedures other than sealed-bid procedures that is only expected to receive one bid shall be required to submit cost or pricing data before the award of a contract if-
(A) in the case of a prime contract entered into after June 30, 2026, the price of the contract to the United States is expected to exceed $10,000,000; and
(B) in the case of a prime contract entered into on or before June 30, 2026, the price of the contract to the United States is expected to exceed $2,000,000.