Effective January 1, 2016, the thresholds for public bidding by Pennsylvania state authorities and municipalities will remain unchanged from 2015 and are as follows:
- Purchases and contracts below $10,500 require no formal bidding or written/telephonic quotations
- Purchases and contracts between $10,500 and $19,400 require three written/telephonic quotations
- Purchases and contracts over $19,400 require formal bidding
Bidding thresholds are adjusted annually for inflation by the Pa. Department of Labor & Industry under Act 90 of 2011. The Pa. Bulletin announcement announcing the 2016 bidding thresholds can be found here.