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FAR 19.309 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.

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 which small-business solicitation provisions and contract clauses to include in certain solicitations and contracts. It matters to contractors because it determines which small-business representations and post-award rerepresentation requirements will appear in the solicitation or contract they receive.

Applies to: Contracting officers issuing solicitations and contracts covered by this part

Key terms: micro-purchase threshold · solicitation · provision · clause · multiple-award contract

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

The text

(a)(1) Insert the provision at 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representations, in solicitations exceeding the micro-purchase threshold when the contract is for supplies to be delivered or services to be performed in the United States or its outlying areas, or when the contracting officer has applied this part in accordance with 19.000(b)(1)(ii).

(2) Use the provision with its Alternate I in solicitations issued by DoD, NASA, or the Coast Guard.

(3) Use the provision with its Alternate II in solicitations that will result in a multiple-award contract with more than one NAICS code assigned. This is authorized for solicitations issued after October 1, 2028 (see 19.102(b)).

(b) When contracting by sealed bidding, insert the provision at 52.219-2, Equal Low Bids, in solicitations when the contract is for supplies to be delivered or services to be performed in the United States or its outlying areas, or when the contracting officer has applied this part in accordance with 19.000(b)(1)(ii).

(c)(1) Insert the clause at 52.219-28, Postaward Small Business Program Rerepresentation, in solicitations and contracts exceeding the micro-purchase threshold when the contract is for supplies to be delivered or services to be performed in the United States or its outlying areas, or when the contracting officer has applied this part in accordance with 19.000(b)(1)(ii).

(2) Use the clause with its Alternate I in solicitations and the resulting multiple-award contracts with more than one NAICS code. This is authorized for solicitations issued after October 1, 2028 (see 19.102(b)).

Sections it refers to

  • 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations.
  • 19.000 Scope of part.
  • 19.102 Small business size standards and North American Industry Classification System codes.
  • 52.219-2 Equal Low Bids.
  • 52.219-28 Postaward Small Business Program Rerepresentation.

Sections that refer to it

  • 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations.
  • 52.219-2 Equal Low Bids.
  • 52.219-28 Postaward Small Business Program Rerepresentation.

← 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. · 19.401 General. →

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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