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Title 48 → Chapter 1 → Subchapter D → Part 19

TITLE 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System

CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION

SUBCHAPTER D—SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS

PART 19—SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS

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19.000
19.000   Scope of part.
19.001
19.001   Definitions.

Subpart 19.1—SIZE STANDARDS

19.101
19.101   Definitions.
19.102
19.102   Small business size standards and North American Industry Classification System codes.
19.103
19.103   Appealing the contracting officer's North American Industry Classification System code and size standard determination.
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Subpart 19.2—POLICIES

19.201
19.201   General policy.
19.202
19.202   Specific policies.
19.202-1
19.202-1   Encouraging small business participation in acquisitions.
19.202-2
19.202-2   Locating small business sources.
19.202-3
19.202-3   Equal low bids.
19.202-4
19.202-4   Solicitation.
19.202-5
19.202-5   Data collection and reporting requirements.
19.202-6
19.202-6   Determination of fair market price.
19.203
19.203   Relationship among small business programs.
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Subpart 19.3—DETERMINATION OF SMALL BUSINESS SIZE AND STATUS FOR SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS

19.301
19.301   Representations and rerepresentations.
19.301-1
19.301-1   Representation by the offeror.
19.301-2
19.301-2   Rerepresentation by a contractor that represented itself as a small business concern.
19.301-3
19.301-3   Rerepresentation by a contractor that represented itself as other than a small business concern.
19.302
19.302   Protesting a small business representation or rerepresentation.
19.303
19.303   [Reserved]
19.304
19.304   Small disadvantaged business status.
19.305
19.305   Reviews and protests of SDB status.
19.306
19.306   Protesting a firm's status as a HUBZone small business concern.
19.307
19.307   Protesting a firm's status as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.
19.308
19.308   Protesting a firm's status as an economically disadvantaged women-owned small business concern or women-owned small business concern eligible under the Women-Owned Small Business Program.
19.309
19.309   Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
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Subpart 19.4—COOPERATION WITH THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

19.401
19.401   General.
19.402
19.402   Small Business Administration procurement center representatives.
19.403
19.403   Small Business Administration breakout procurement center representatives.
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Subpart 19.5—SMALL BUSINESS TOTAL SET-ASIDES, PARTIAL SET-ASIDES, AND RESERVES

19.501
19.501   General.
19.502
19.502   Setting aside acquisitions.
19.502-1
19.502-1   Requirements for setting aside acquisitions.
19.502-2
19.502-2   Total small business set-asides.
19.502-3
19.502-3   Partial set-asides of contracts other than multiple-award contracts.
19.502-4
19.502-4   Partial set-asides of multiple-award contracts.
19.502-5
19.502-5   Insufficient reasons for not setting aside an acquisition.
19.502-6
19.502-6   Setting aside a class of acquisitions for small business.
19.502-7
19.502-7   Inclusion of Federal Prison Industries, Inc.
19.502-8
19.502-8   Rejecting Small Business Administration recommendations.
19.502-9
19.502-9   Withdrawing or modifying small business set-asides.
19.502-10
19.502-10   Automatic dissolution of a small business set-aside.
19.503
19.503   Reserves.
19.504
19.504   Orders under multiple-award contracts.
19.505
19.505   Limitations on subcontracting and nonmanufacturer rule.
19.506
19.506   Documentation requirements.
19.507
19.507   Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
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Subpart 19.6—CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY AND DETERMINATIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY

19.601
19.601   General.
19.602
19.602   Procedures.
19.602-1
19.602-1   Referral.
19.602-2
19.602-2   Issuing or denying a Certificate of Competency (COC).
19.602-3
19.602-3   Resolving differences between the agency and the Small Business Administration.
19.602-4
19.602-4   Awarding the contract.
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Subpart 19.7—THE SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PROGRAM

19.701
19.701   Definitions.
19.702
19.702   Statutory requirements.
19.703
19.703   Eligibility requirements for participating in the program.
19.704
19.704   Subcontracting plan requirements.
19.705
19.705   Responsibilities of the contracting officer under the subcontracting assistance program.
19.705-1
19.705-1   General.
19.705-2
19.705-2   Determining the need for a subcontracting plan.
19.705-3
19.705-3   Preparing the solicitation.
19.705-4
19.705-4   Reviewing the subcontracting plan.
19.705-5
19.705-5   Awards involving subcontracting plans.
19.705-6
19.705-6   Postaward responsibilities of the contracting officer.
19.705-7
19.705-7   Liquidated damages.
19.706
19.706   Responsibilities of the cognizant administrative contracting officer.
19.707
19.707   The Small Business Administration's role in carrying out the program.
19.708
19.708   Contract clauses.
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Subpart 19.8—CONTRACTING WITH THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (THE 8(A) PROGRAM)

19.800
19.800   General.
19.801
19.801   [Reserved]
19.802
19.802   Determining eligibility for the 8(a) program.
19.803
19.803   Selecting acquisitions for the 8(a) program.
19.804
19.804   Evaluation, offering, and acceptance.
19.804-1
19.804-1   Agency evaluation.
19.804-2
19.804-2   Agency offering.
19.804-3
19.804-3   SBA acceptance.
19.804-4
19.804-4   Repetitive acquisitions.
19.804-5
19.804-5   Basic ordering agreements.
19.804-6
19.804-6   Indefinite-delivery contracts.
19.805
19.805   Competitive 8(a).
19.805-1
19.805-1   General.
19.805-2
19.805-2   Procedures.
19.806
19.806   Pricing the 8(a) contract.
19.807
19.807   Estimating the fair market price.
19.808
19.808   Contract negotiation.
19.808-1
19.808-1   Sole source.
19.808-2
19.808-2   Competitive.
19.809
19.809   Preaward considerations.
19.809-1
19.809-1   Preaward survey.
19.809-2
19.809-2   Limitations on subcontracting and nonmanufacturer rule.
19.810
19.810   SBA appeals.
19.811
19.811   Preparing the contracts.
19.811-1
19.811-1   Sole source.
19.811-2
19.811-2   Competitive.
19.811-3
19.811-3   Contract clauses.
19.812
19.812   Contract administration.
19.813
19.813   Protesting an 8(a) participant's eligibility or size status.
19.814
19.814   Requesting a formal size determination (8(a) sole source requirements).
19.815
19.815   Release for non-8(a) procurement.
19.816
19.816   Exiting the 8(a) program.
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Subparts 19.9-19.12 [Reserved]

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Subpart 19.13—HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESS ZONE (HUBZONE) PROGRAM

19.1301
19.1301   General.
19.1302
19.1302   Applicability.
19.1303
19.1303   Status as a HUBZone small business concern.
19.1304
19.1304   Exclusions.
19.1305
19.1305   HUBZone set-aside procedures.
19.1306
19.1306   HUBZone sole source awards.
19.1307
19.1307   Price evaluation preference for HUBZone small business concerns.
19.1308
19.1308   Limitations on subcontracting and nonmanufacturer rule.
19.1309
19.1309   Contract clauses.
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Subpart 19.14—SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS PROCUREMENT PROGRAM

19.1401
19.1401   General.
19.1402
19.1402   Applicability.
19.1403
19.1403   Status as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.
19.1404
19.1404   Exclusions.
19.1405
19.1405   Service-disabled veteran-owned small business set-aside procedures.
19.1406
19.1406   Sole source awards to service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns.
19.1407
19.1407   Limitations on subcontracting and nonmanufacturer rule.
19.1408
19.1408   Contract clause.
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Subpart 19.15—WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

19.1500
19.1500   General.
19.1501
19.1501   Definition.
19.1502
19.1502   Applicability.
19.1503
19.1503   Status.
19.1504
19.1504   Exclusions.
19.1505
19.1505   Set-aside procedures.
19.1506
19.1506   Women-Owned Small Business Program sole source awards.
19.1507
19.1507   Limitations on subcontracting and nonmanufacturer rule.
19.1508
19.1508   Contract clauses.

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