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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 19: Small Business Programs › Subpart 19.8

FAR 19.808-2 Competitive.

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 competitive 8(a) acquisitions are handled. The contracting officer negotiates directly with the competing 8(a) participants. Negotiating before SBA formally accepts the acquisition for the 8(a) program can cause SBA to reject it.

Applies to: Competitive 8(a) acquisitions, including follow-on acquisitions, subject to part 15

What it requires

  • The contracting officer conducts negotiations directly with the competing 8(a) participants.

Key terms: 8(a) acquisitions · follow-on 8(a) acquisitions · contracting officer · 8(a) participants · SBA's formal acceptance

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

The text

In competitive 8(a) acquisitions, including follow-on 8(a) acquisitions, subject to part 15, the contracting officer conducts negotiations directly with the competing 8(a) participants. Conducting competitive negotiations among eligible 8(a) participants prior to SBA's formal acceptance of the acquisition for the 8(a) program may be grounds for the SBA's not accepting the acquisition for the 8(a) program.

← 19.808-1 Sole source. · 19.809 Preaward considerations. →

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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