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FAR 19.806 Pricing the 8(a) contract.

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 explains how the price of an 8(a) contract is set. The contracting officer must follow the pricing rules in subpart 15.4, and the price cannot exceed a fair market price. The SBA must agree with the negotiated price and the estimated fair market price, and can appeal if there is a disagreement.

Applies to: 8(a) contracts and the contracting officers and SBA involved in pricing them

What it requires

  • Price the 8(a) contract in accordance with subpart 15.4.
  • If required by subpart 15.4, the SBA shall obtain certified cost or pricing data from the 8(a) contractor.
  • If the SBA requests audit assistance for a sole source acquisition, the contracting activity shall furnish it to the extent available.
  • If requested by the SBA, the contracting officer shall make available the data used to estimate the fair market price within 10 working days.

Key terms: 8(a) contract · fair market price · certified cost or pricing data · sole source acquisition · SBA

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The text

(a) The contracting officer shall price the 8(a) contract in accordance with subpart 15.4. If required by subpart 15.4, the SBA shall obtain certified cost or pricing data from the 8(a) contractor. If the SBA requests audit assistance to determine the proposed price to be fair and reasonable in a sole source acquisition, the contracting activity shall furnish it to the extent it is available.

(b) An 8(a) contract, sole source or competitive, may not be awarded if the price of the contract results in a cost to the contracting agency which exceeds a fair market price.

(c) If requested by the SBA, the contracting officer shall make available the data used to estimate the fair market price within 10 working days.

(d) The negotiated contract price and the estimated fair market price are subject to the concurrence of the SBA. In the event of a disagreement between the contracting officer and the SBA, the SBA may appeal in accordance with 19.810.

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

  • 19.202-6 Determination of fair market price.

← 19.805-2 Procedures. · 19.807 Estimating the fair market price. →

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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