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FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 219: Small Business Programs › Subpart 219.8

DFARS 219.805-1 General.

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 DFARS section explains that for certain acquisitions above the competitive threshold, the Small Business Administration (SBA) may accept a sole-source 8(a) award on behalf of a small business owned by a Native Hawaiian Organization. It also defines what qualifies as a Native Hawaiian Organization for this purpose. This matters because it allows such organizations to receive sole-source 8(a) awards in specific circumstances.

Applies to: Acquisitions exceeding the competitive threshold and Native Hawaiian Organizations

Key terms: competitive threshold · sole source 8(a) award · Native Hawaiian Organization · small business concern · SBA

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

The text

(b)(2)(A) For acquisitions that exceed the competitive threshold, the SBA also may accept the requirement for a sole source 8(a) award on behalf of a small business concern owned by a Native Hawaiian Organization (Section 8020 of Pub. L. 109-148).

(B) Native Hawaiian Organization, as used in this subsection and as defined by 15 U.S.C. 637(a)(15) and 13 CFR 124.3, means any community service organization serving Native Hawaiians in the State of Hawaii—

(1) That is a not-for-profit organization chartered by the State of Hawaii;

(2) That is controlled by Native Hawaiians; and

(3) Whose business activities will principally benefit such Native Hawaiians.

← 219.805 Competitive 8(a). · 219.805-2 Procedures. →

Rule changes for DFARS Part 219

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

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