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49 sections with “economic advantage”: the first 40

  • 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.
    …ource acquisitions, the contracting officer or SBA may protest the offeror's status as an economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern or as a WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program. For all other acquisition…
  • FAR 52.219-29 Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns.
    ….1508(a), insert the following clause: Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns (OCT 2022) (a) Definition—Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOS…
  • FAR 18.117 Awards to economically disadvantaged women-owned small business concerns and women-owned small business concerns eligible under the Women-Owned Small Business Program.
    Contracts may be awarded to economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concerns and women-owned small business (WOSB) concerns eligible under the WOSB Program on a competitive or sole source basis. (See subpart 19.15.)
  • FAR 52.207-4 Economic Purchase Quantity—Supplies.
    As prescribed in 7.203, insert the following provision: Economic Purchase Quantity—Supplies (AUG 1987) (a) Offerors are invited to state an opinion on whether the quantity(ies) of supplies on which bids, proposals or quotes are requested …
  • FAR 6.207 Set-asides for economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concerns or women-owned small business (WOSB) concerns eligible under the WOSB Program.
    (a) To fulfill the statutory requirements relating to 15 U.S.C. 637(m), contracting officers may set aside solicitations for only EDWOSB concerns or WOSB concerns eligible under the WOSB Program (see 19.1505). (b) No separate justification…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    … does not involve a process of valuation. Useful life refers to the prospective period of economic usefulness in a particular contractor's operations as distinguished from physical life; it is evidenced by the actual or estimated retirement…
  • FAR 15.404-4 Profit.
    …s whose skills, facilities, and technical assets can be expected to lead to efficient and economical contract performance. The subfactors in paragraphs (d)(1)(i) (A) through (D) of this subsection shall be considered in determining contract…
  • FAR 19.703 Eligibility requirements for participating in the program.
    …resentation, it may accept a subcontractor's written representations of its size and socioeconomic status as a small business, small disadvantaged business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZon…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and uncondi…
  • FAR 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations.
    …Business Program Representations (FEB 2024) (a) Definitions. As used in this provision— Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and uncondi…
  • FAR 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns.
    …R 124.105) by— (i) One or more socially disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.103) and economically disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.104) individuals who are citizens of the United States; and (ii) Each individual claiming econom…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …ttlement Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1601, et seq.) and which is considered a minority and economically disadvantaged concern under the criteria at 43 U.S.C. 1626(e)(1). This definition also includes ANC direct and indirect subsidiary corpor…
  • FAR 52.219-28 Postaward Small Business Program Rerepresentation.
    …a)(3) prior to award of this contract, the Contractor shall rerepresent its size and socioeconomic status according to paragraph (f) of this clause or, if applicable, paragraph (h) of this clause, upon occurrence of any of the following: (…
  • DFARS 217.7003 Purchase request.
    … Chain Materiel Management Procedures: Materiel Programs. (b) A written determination of economic advantage indicating— (1) The anticipated economic advantage to the Government from use of the exchange authority; (2) That exchange allowa…
  • FAR 19.301-1 Representation by the offeror.
    …SBA mentor-protégé program. (ii) A joint venture may qualify for an award under the socioeconomic programs as described in subparts 19.8, 19.13, 19.14, and 19.15. (b) An offeror is required to represent its size and socioeconomic status i…
  • FAR 19.705-7 Compliance with the subcontracting plan.
    …contractors in Government contracts is a matter of national interest with both social and economic benefits. When a contractor fails to make a good faith effort to comply with a subcontracting plan, these objectives are not achieved, and 15…
  • FAR 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications.
    …ice evaluation preference; or (iii) Is an 8(a), HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, economically disadvantaged women-owned, or women-owned small business set-aside or sole-source award regardless of dollar value. (b)(1) If the provis…
  • FAR 7.202 Policy.
    …1) To state an opinion on whether the quantity of the supplies proposed to be acquired is economically advantageous to the Government; and (2) If applicable, to recommend a quantity or quantities which would be more economically advantageo…
  • FAR 14.502 Conditions for use.
    …e of the two-step method. (5) A firm-fixed-price contract or a fixed-price contract with economic price adjustment will be used. (b) None of the following precludes the use of two-step sealed bidding: (1) Multi-year contracting. (2) Gov…
  • FAR 17.207 Exercise of options.
    …tor within the time period specified in the contract. (b) When the contract provides for economic price adjustment and the contractor requests a revision of the price, the contracting officer shall determine the effect of the adjustment on…
  • FAR 19.202-1 Encouraging small business participation in acquisitions.
    … of supplies and services (except construction) into reasonably small lots (not less than economic production runs) to permit offers on quantities less than the total requirement. (b) Plan acquisitions such that, if practicable, more than …
  • FAR 19.701 Definitions.
    …lement Act, as amended (43 U.S.C.A. 1601, et seq.) and which is considered a minority and economically disadvantaged concern under the criteria at 43 U.S.C. 1626(e)(1). This definition also includes ANC direct and indirect subsidiary corpor…
  • FAR 4.803 Contents of contract files.
    …f responsibility. (42) When limiting competition, or awarding on a sole source basis, to economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concerns or women-owned small business (WOSB) concerns eligible under the WOSB Program …
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …(s) and underlying assumptions, including the rationale for quantity, learning-curve, and economic adjustment factors. Describe how objectives are to be applied, tracked, and enforced. Indicate specific related solicitation and contractual …
  • FAR 8.405-5 Small business.
    …3) concerning rerepresentation for an order). (c) Ordering activities may consider socio-economic status when identifying contractor(s) for consideration or competition for award of an order or BPA. At a minimum, ordering activities should…
  • FAR 9.104-3 Application of standards.
    …le Under the SDVOSB Program; 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns; and 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Bus…
  • FAR 13.102 Source list.
    …ss. (2) Small disadvantaged business. (3) Women-owned small business concern, including economically disadvantaged women-owned small business concerns and women-owned small business concerns eligible under the Women-owned Small Business (…
  • FAR 14.201-6 Solicitation provisions.
    …s if the contracting officer determines that multiple awards might be made if doing so is economically advantageous to the Government. (r) Insert the provision at 52.214-23, Late Submissions, Modifications, Revisions, and Withdrawals of Te…
  • FAR 15.305 Proposal evaluation.
    …ice reasonableness. Therefore, when contracting on a firm-fixed-price or fixed-price with economic price adjustment basis, comparison of the proposed prices will usually satisfy the requirement to perform a price analysis, and a cost analys…
  • FAR 15.407-2 Make-or-buy programs.
    …iation of reasonable contract prices, satisfactory performance, or implementation of socioeconomic policies. Consent to subcontracts and review of contractors' purchasing systems are separate actions covered in part 44. (b) Definition. Mak…
  • FAR 15.503 Notifications to unsuccessful offerors.
    …n, HUBZone small business concern, service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern, economically disadvantaged women-owned small business concern, or women-owned small business concern eligible under the Women-Owned Small Business Pro…
  • FAR 19.000 Scope of part.
    …led veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) concerns eligible under the SDVOSB Program, and economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concerns and women-owned small business (WOSB) concerns eligible under the WOSB Program…
  • FAR 19.201 General policy.
    …SB) concerns eligible under the SDVOSB Program, or under subpart 19.15 as a set-aside for economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concerns or women-owned small business (WOSB) concerns eligible under the WOSB Program;…
  • FAR 19.202-5 Data collection and reporting requirements.
    …dentified in 19.000(a)(3) prior to award of the contract to rerepresent its size and socioeconomic status (i.e., 8(a), small disadvantaged business, HUBZone small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, EDWOSB, or WOSB stat…
  • FAR 19.402 Small Business Administration procurement center representatives.
    …an-owned small, service-disabled veteran-owned small, HUBZone small, small disadvantaged, economically disadvantaged women-owned small, and women-owned small eligible under the Women-Owned Small Business Program; (iii) Breakout of discrete…
  • FAR 19.705-4 Reviewing the subcontracting plan.
    …ontracting opportunities available to the contractor, commensurate with the efficient and economical performance of the contract; (ii) The pool of eligible subcontractors available to fulfill the subcontracting opportunities; and (iii) Th…
  • FAR 19.708 Contract clauses.
    …ness, and women-owned small business concerns, and is commensurate with the efficient and economical performance of the contract; unless the conditions in paragraph (c)(3) of this section are applicable. The contracting officer may vary the…
  • FAR 19.1500 General.
    …eving their women-owned small business participation goals (see 13 part CFR 127). (c) An economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern and a WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program are subcategories of “women-…
  • FAR 19.1508 Contract clauses.
    …r shall insert the clause at 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-owned Small Business Concerns, in solicitations and contracts for acquisitions that are set aside or awarded on a sol…
  • FAR 29.302 Application of State and local taxes to the Government.
    …uestion requiring advice and assistance of the agency-designated counsel. (b) When it is economically feasible to do so, executive agencies shall take maximum advantage of all exemptions from State and local taxation that may be available.…

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.