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FAR 19.811-2 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 a contract is prepared when a small business concern receives a competitive 8(a) award. It requires the contract to follow certain formatting rules and to include a tripartite agreement signed by both the agency and the SBA. This matters because it ensures the contract properly documents the roles of the agency, the prime contractor, and the SBA.

Applies to: Competitive 8(a) contracts

What it requires

  • Prepare the contract in accordance with 14.408-1(d)
  • Asterisk appropriate blocks on Standard Form 26 or 1442
  • Append a continuation sheet as a tripartite agreement
  • Include agency contracting activity, prime contract number, name of agency contracting officer, and lines for signature, date signed, and effective date

Key terms: tripartite agreement · Standard Form 26 · Standard Form 1442 · SBA subcontract number · contracting officer

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

The text

(a) The contract will be prepared in accordance with 14.408-1(d), except that appropriate blocks on the Standard Form 26 or 1442 will be asterisked and a continuation sheet appended as a tripartite agreement which includes the following:

(1) The agency contracting activity, prime contract number, name of agency contracting officer, and lines for signature, date signed, and effective date.

(2) The SBA office, the SBA subcontract number, name of the SBA contracting officer and lines for signature and date signed.

(b) The process for obtaining signatures shall be as specified in 19.811-1(b)(4).

Sections it refers to

← 19.811-1 Sole source. · 19.811-3 Contract clauses. →

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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