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Virginia — all public bodies

For Virginia, state and entity type is Virginia — all public bodies; entity type is all public bodies (state and local); spending category is goods and non-professional services, and non-transportation-related construction; transportation-related construction is set separately; formal bid threshold (as stated in statute) is not expected to exceed $200,000; threshold (normalised) is $200,000 for goods and non-professional services; $300,000 for non-transportation construction; $25,000 for transportation construction; $80,000 for professional services, recorded from its source on 2026-08-19.

State and entity type
Virginia — all public bodies our reading
State
Virginia our reading
Entity type
all public bodies (state and local) our reading
Spending category
goods and non-professional services, and non-transportation-related construction; transportation-related construction is set separately our reading
Formal bid threshold (as stated in statute)
not expected to exceed $200,000 verified
Threshold (normalised)
$200,000 for goods and non-professional services; $300,000 for non-transportation construction; $25,000 for transportation construction; $80,000 for professional services our reading
Informal quote tier
written small purchase procedures may be used below these ceilings, but must provide for competition wherever practicable our reading
Indexation
no adjustment mechanism stated in this section our reading
Statutory citation
Va. Code § 2.2-4303(G) our reading
Sourcelaw.lis.virginia.gov
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What the source says

A public body may establish purchase procedures, if adopted in writing, not requiring competitive sealed bids or competitive negotiation for single or term contracts for: 1. Goods and services other than professional services, if the aggregate or the sum of all phases is not expected to exceed $200,000, and non-transportation-related construction, if the aggregate or the sum of all phases is not expected to exceed $300,000; and 2. Transportation-related construction, if the aggregate or sum of all phases is not expected to exceed $25,000.

law.lis.virginia.gov, retrieved 2026-08-19

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