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32 sections with “Director of the Office of Small Business Programs”

  • FAR 19.705-6 Postaward responsibilities of the contracting officer.
    …ing: (a) Notify the SBA of the award by sending a copy of the award document to the Area Director, Office of Government Contracting, in the SBA area office where the contract will be performed. (b) Forward a copy of each commercial plan a…
  • FAR 19.602-3 Resolving differences between the agency and the Small Business Administration.
    … regulations. (2) SBA Headquarters will furnish written notice to the procuring agency's Director of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) or, for the Department of Defense, the Director of the Office of Small …
  • DFARS 219.7103-2 Contracting officer responsibilities.
    …for reimbursement of developmental assistance costs if— (1) A DoD program manager or the Director, OSBP, of the cognizant military department or defense agency has made funds available for that purpose; and (2) The contractor has an appro…
  • FAR 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.
    …ting officer shall forward all protests to SBA. The protests are to be submitted to SBA's Director for Government Contracting by email at [email protected]. (2) The protest shall include a referral letter written by the contracting offic…
  • FAR 19.602-2 Issuing or denying a Certificate of Competency (COC).
    … of nonresponsibility not originally cited by the contracting officer. (d) When the Area Director determines that a COC is warranted (for contracts valued at $25,000,000 or less), notify the contracting officer and provide the following op…
  • FAR 52.203-13 Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct.
    … 2021) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Agent means any individual, including a director, an officer, an employee, or an independent Contractor, authorized to act on behalf of the organization. Full cooperation—(1) Means disclosu…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …rement instruments intended for use by multiple agencies available at https://www.contractdirectory.gov/contractdirectory/. (iii) Include consideration of small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small b…
  • FAR 19.306 Protesting a firm's status as a HUBZone small business concern.
    …the apparent successful offeror's certified HUBZone status (see 13 CFR 126.800). (2) The Director of SBA's Office of the HUBZone Program will determine whether the concern has certified HUBZone status. If SBA upholds the protest, SBA will …
  • FAR 19.201 General policy.
    …employee of the agency who, in carrying out the purposes of the Act— (1) Is known as the Director of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, or for the Department of Defense, the Director of the Office of Small Business…
  • FAR 19.202 Specific policies.
    …specific policies listed in this section and shall consider recommendations of the agency Director of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, or for the Department of Defense, the Director of the Office of Small Business…
  • FAR 28.203-1 Acceptability of individual sureties.
    …t received a response from Treasury, the contracting officer may seek assistance from the Director, Bank Policy and Oversight, at 202-504-3502. The contracting officer shall determine whether the individual surety bond is acceptable as to t…
  • FAR 19.302 Protesting a small business representation or rerepresentation.
    …f a contractor, shall promptly forward the protest to the SBA Government Contracting Area Director at the Government Contracting Area Office serving the area in which the headquarters of the offeror is located. (2) The protest, or confirma…
  • FAR 19.506 Documentation requirements.
    …tion shall include the rationale for not accepting the recommendations made by the agency Director of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, or, for the Department of Defense, the Director of the Office of Small Busines…
  • FAR 19.810 SBA appeals.
    … the contracting officer's decision; and (ii) Must be provided to the contracting agency Director for the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization or, for the Director of the Office of Defense, the Director of the Office of S…
  • DFARS 219.201 General policy.
    (c) For the defense agencies, the director of the Office of Small Business Programs must be appointed by, be responsible to, and report directly to the director or deputy director of the defense agency. (8) The responsibility for assigning…
  • FAR 19.307 Protesting a firm's status as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.
    …ed. (g) Notification by OHA. OHA will notify the protester, the protested concern, SBA's Director of Government Contracting (D/GC), SBA Counsel, and the contracting officer of the date OHA received the protest. (h) Before OHA decision. (1…
  • FAR 19.401 General.
    …licies to ensure that small business interests will be recognized and protected. (b) The Director of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization serves as the agency focal point for interfacing with SBA. The Director of the …
  • FAR 19.402 Small Business Administration procurement center representatives.
    …https://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting/counseling-help/procurement-center-representative-directory for the location of the SBA office servicing the activity. (b) Upon their request and subject to applicable acquisition and security regula…
  • DFARS 202.101 Definitions.
    …name of that company. Contracting activity for DoD also means elements designated by the director of a defense agency which has been delegated contracting authority through its agency charter. DoD contracting activities are listed at PGI 2…
  • DFARS 245.102 Policy.
    …ment-furnished mapping, charting, and geodesy (MC&G) property is under the control of the Director, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. (i) MC&G property shall not be duplicated, copied, or otherwise reproduced for purposes other than…
  • FAR 10.002 Procedures.
    …rement instruments intended for use by multiple agencies available at https://www.contractdirectory.gov/contractdirectory/ and other Government and commercial databases that provide information relevant to agency acquisitions. (v) Particip…
  • FAR 51.102 Authorization to use Government supply sources.
    …e (DOD) service point listed in Section 1 of the Introduction to the DOD Activity Address Directory; (3) Approval for the contractor to use Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) supply sources from the Executive Director, Office of Acquisiti…
  • FAR 52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.
    …produced or provided by an entity that the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence or the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, reasonably believes to be an entity owned or controlled by, …
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …nable amount or amounts to be paid for supplies or services. Principal means an officer, director, owner, partner, or a person having primary management or supervisory responsibilities within a business entity (e.g., general manager; plant…
  • FAR 4.2304 Procedures.
    …r is issued collectively by the Secretary of Homeland Security, Secretary of Defense, and Director of National Intelligence, then the contracting officer shall modify the basic contract based upon the requirements of the order, removing any…
  • FAR 9.702 Contracting with pools.
    …ol, the contracting officer shall verify its approved status with the SBA District Office Director or other approving agency and document the contract file that the verification was made. (d) Pools approved by the SBA under the Small Busin…
  • FAR 19.505 Limitations on subcontracting and nonmanufacturer rule.
    …ed at 13 CFR 121.1204 and shall be sent via email to [email protected] or by mail to the—Director, Office of Government Contracting, Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 20416. (iii) List of class waivers. Fo…
  • FAR 19.702 Statutory requirements.
    …ny executive agency. However, the mentor-protégé agreement must have been approved by the Director, Small Business Programs of the cognizant DoD military department or defense agency, before developmental assistance costs may be credited ag…
  • FAR 19.1505 Set-aside procedures.
    …WOSB or WOSB certification is pending in DSBS, the contracting officer shall notify SBA's Director/Government Contracting by email at [email protected], and request SBA's status determination. The contracting officer shall pr…
  • FAR 42.705-3 Educational institutions.
    …al agencies. Cognizant Government agencies and educational institutions are listed in the Directory of Federal Contract Audit Offices (see 42.103). (3) The cognizant agency for indirect costs shall establish the billing rates and final ind…
  • FAR 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment.
    …s. (L) Securities and Exchange Commission 10-K annual report. (M) Minutes from board of directors meetings. (N) Listing of delay claims and termination claims submitted which contain costs relating to the subject fiscal year. (O) Contra…
  • DFARS 219.7102 General.
    …e item on a DoD contract; or (ii) A separate contract, upon written determination by the Director, OSBP, of the cognizant military department or defense agency that unusual circumstances justify reimbursement using a separate contract; or …

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.