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40 sections with “Small business participation”

  • FAR 19.202-1 Encouraging small business participation in acquisitions.
    Small business concerns shall be afforded an equitable opportunity to compete for all contracts that they can perform to the extent consistent with the Government's interest. When applicable, the contracting officer shall take the following…
  • DFARS 219.202-1 Encouraging small business participation in acquisitions.
    See PGI 205.207(d) for information on how to advertise a small business event on the Government point of entry.
  • FAR 19.402 Small Business Administration procurement center representatives.
    …eviewing proposed acquisitions to recommend— (i) The set-aside or sole-source award to a small business of selected acquisitions; (ii) New qualified small business sources, including veteran-owned small, service-disabled veteran-owned sma…
  • FAR 19.502-2 Total small business set-asides.
    …hase threshold, but not over the simplified acquisition threshold, shall be set aside for small business unless the contracting officer determines there is not a reasonable expectation of obtaining offers from two or more responsible small …
  • FAR 19.202-2 Locating small business sources.
    … contracting officer shall, to the extent practicable, encourage maximum participation by small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and…
  • FAR 19.502-6 Setting aside a class of acquisitions for small business.
    …rvices, or a portion of the acquisitions, may be set aside for exclusive participation by small business concerns if individual acquisitions in the class will meet the criteria in 19.502-1, 19.502-2, or 19.502-3(a). The determination to mak…
  • FAR 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations.
    As prescribed in 19.309(a)(1), insert the following provision: Small Business Program Representations (FEB 2024) (a) Definitions. As used in this provision— Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern means a s…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    As prescribed in 19.708(b), insert the following clause: Small Business Subcontracting Plan (JAN 2025) (a) This clause does not apply to small business concerns. (b) Definitions. As used in this clause— Alaska Native Corporation (ANC) m…
  • FAR 52.219-31 Notice of Small Business Reserve.
    As prescribed in 19.507(g)(1), insert the following provision: Notice of Small Business Reserve (MAR 2020) (a) This solicitation contains a reserve for one or more small business concerns identified at 19.000(a)(3). The small business pro…
  • FAR 7.107-2 Consolidation.
    …ovide substantial benefits to the Government. However, because of the potential impact on small business participation, before conducting an acquisition that is a consolidation of requirements with an estimated total dollar value exceeding …
  • FAR 7.107-3 Bundling.
    …ovide substantial benefits to the Government. However, because of the potential impact on small business participation, before conducting an acquisition strategy that involves bundling, the agency shall make a written determination that the…
  • FAR 15.304 Evaluation factors and significant subfactors.
    …tiple-award contracts that provide for sole source orders pursuant to section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)). (2) The quality of the product or service shall be addressed in every source selection through consideration o…
  • FAR 19.202-5 Data collection and reporting requirements.
    Agencies shall measure the extent of small business participation in their acquisition programs by taking the following actions: (a) Require each prospective contractor to represent whether it is a small business, veteran-owned small busin…
  • FAR 19.705-7 Compliance with the subcontracting plan.
    (a) General. Maximum practicable utilization of small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns as su…
  • FAR 19.1500 General.
    (a) Section 8(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(m)) created the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program. (b) The purpose of the WOSB Program is to ensure women-owned small business concerns have an equal opportunity to particip…
  • FAR 52.232-16 Progress Payments.
    …e following conditions: (a) Computation of amounts. (1) Unless the Contractor requests a smaller amount, the Government will compute each progress payment as 80 percent of the Contractor's total costs incurred under this contract whether o…
  • FAR 7.107-4 Substantial bundling.
    … substantial bundling; (2) An assessment of the specific impediments to participation by small business concerns as contractors that result from substantial bundling; (3) Actions designed to maximize small business participation as contra…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ition at 9.403. (2) For use of affiliates in size determinations, see the definition of “small business concern” in this section. Agency head or head of the agency means the Secretary, Attorney General, Administrator, Governor, Chairperso…
  • FAR 5.002 Policy.
    …; (b) Broaden industry participation in meeting Government requirements; and (c) Assist small business concerns, veteran-owned small business concerns, service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, HUBZone small business concern…
  • FAR 5.206 Notices of subcontracting opportunities.
    …ice to the GPE to seek competition for subcontracts, to increase participation by HUBZone small business, small, small disadvantaged, women-owned small business, veteran-owned small business and service-disabled veteran-owned small business…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    … at https://www.contractdirectory.gov/contractdirectory/. (iii) Include consideration of small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and…
  • FAR 19.000 Scope of part.
    (a) This part implements the acquisition-related sections of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631, et seq.), applicable sections of the Armed Services Procurement Act (10 U.S.C. 3063-3064 and 3203), 41 U.S.C. 3104, and Executive Order 1213…
  • FAR 19.201 General policy.
    …icy of the Government to provide maximum practicable opportunities in its acquisitions to small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and…
  • FAR 19.501 General.
    (a)(1) The purpose of small business set-asides is to award certain acquisitions exclusively to small business concerns. A “set-aside for small business” is the limiting of an acquisition exclusively for participation by small business conc…
  • FAR 19.502-3 Partial set-asides of contracts other than multiple-award contracts.
    …set aside a portion or portions of an acquisition, except for construction, for exclusive small business participation when— (1) Market research indicates that a total set-aside is not appropriate (see 19.502-2); (2) The requirement can b…
  • FAR 19.706 Responsibilities of the cognizant administrative contracting officer.
    …tent to which the contractor is meeting the plan's goals for subcontracting with eligible small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and…
  • FAR 19.800 General.
    (a) Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)) established a program that authorizes the Small Business Administration (SBA) to enter into all types of contracts with other agencies and award subcontracts for performing those…
  • FAR 27.302 Policy.
    …rams and all funding agreement limitations under 35 U.S.C. 202(a)(iv) for agreements with small business concerns and nonprofit organizations are limited to inventions occurring under the above two programs; or (v) Pursuant to statute or i…
  • DFARS 215.304 Evaluation factors and significant subfactors.
    (c)(i) In acquisitions that require use of the clause at FAR 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan, other than those based on the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process (see FAR 15.101-2), the extent of particip…
  • DFARS 252.219-7010 Notification of Competition Limited to Eligible 8(a) Participants—Partnership Agreement
    …le 8(A) Participants—Partnership Agreement (OCT 2019) (a) Offers are solicited only from small business concerns expressly certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA) for participation in SBA's 8(a) Program and which meet the foll…
  • FAR 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment.
    …t will make payments to the Contractor when requested as work progresses, but (except for small business concerns) not more often than once every 2 weeks, in amounts determined to be allowable by the Contracting Officer in accordance with F…
  • FAR 52.219-18 Notification of Competition Limited to Eligible 8(a) Participants.
    …imited to Eligible 8(a) Participants (OCT 2022) (a) Offers are solicited only from— (1) Small business concerns expressly certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA) for participation in SBA's 8(a) program and which meet the foll…
  • FAR 19.802 Determining eligibility for the 8(a) program.
    Determining the eligibility of a small business to be a participant in the 8(a) program is the responsibility of the SBA. SBA's regulations on eligibility requirements for participation in the 8(a) program are found at 13 CFR 124.101 throug…
  • DFARS 225.872-3 Solicitation procedures.
    …an Development Sharing Program, use the criteria for soliciting and awarding contracts to small business concerns under FAR Part 19 without regard to whether there are potential qualifying country sources for the end product. Do not conside…
  • FAR 3.104-1 Definitions.
    … sources by a Federal agency using appropriated funds. For broad agency announcements and small business innovation research programs, each proposal received by an agency constitutes a separate procurement for purposes of 41 U.S.C. chapter …
  • FAR 15.407-4 Should-cost review.
    …s entire operation (including plant-wide overhead and selected major subcontractors) to a small-scale tailored review examining specific portions of a contractor's operation. (b) Program should-cost review. (1) A program should-cost review…
  • FAR 17.502-1 General.
    …business-case analysis shall— (1) Consider strategies for the effective participation of small businesses during acquisition planning (see 7.103(u)); (2) Detail the administration of such contract, including an analysis of all direct and …
  • FAR 37.304 Contract clauses.
    …may be appropriate, for example, if it encourages greater competition or participation of small business concerns.
  • DFARS 219.7102 General.
    …A preliminary assessment of the protégé firm's cybersecurity readiness. The DoD Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP), Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Acquisition and Sustainment (OUSD(A&S)), provides this preliminary assessmen…
  • DFARS 247.271-1 Policy.
    …y the Joint Federal Travel Regulations; and (ii) Will encourage maximum participation of small business concerns as offerors.

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