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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 19: Small Business Programs › Subpart 19.2

FAR 19.202 Specific policies.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This section tells contracting officers to follow the specific small-business policies in this part and to consider recommendations from the agency's small-business office about whether an acquisition should be set aside under certain subparts. Agencies must set up review procedures with dollar thresholds, and contracting officers must document the file when they don't accept the Director's recommendations.

Applies to: Contracting officers and agencies awarding contracts

What it requires

  • Comply with the specific policies listed in this section
  • Consider recommendations of the agency Director of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (or DoD Director of the Office of Small Business Programs, or designee) on whether an acquisition should be awarded under subpart 19.5, 19.8, 19.13, 19.14, or 19.15
  • Document the contract file when the Director's recommendations are not accepted, in accordance with 19.506

Key terms: contracting officer · Director of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization · Director of the Office of Small Business Programs · dollar thresholds · contract file

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

In order to further the policy in 19.201(a), contracting officers shall comply with the specific policies listed in this section and shall consider recommendations of the agency Director of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, or for the Department of Defense, the Director of the Office of Small Business Programs, or the Director's designee, as to whether a particular acquisition should be awarded under subpart 19.5, 19.8, 19.13, 19.14, or 19.15. Agencies shall establish procedures including dollar thresholds for review of acquisitions by the Director or the Director's designee for the purpose of making these recommendations. The contracting officer shall document the contract file whenever the Director's recommendations are not accepted, in accordance with 19.506.

Sections it refers to

← 19.201 General policy. · 19.202-1 Encouraging small business participation in acquisitions. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 19

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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