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25 sections with “set-aside portion”

  • FAR 19.502-3 Partial set-asides of contracts other than multiple-award contracts.
    … 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 be divided into distinct portions; (3) The acquisition is not subject to simpli…
  • FAR 19.502-4 Partial set-asides of multiple-award contracts.
    …ess concerns identified at 19.000(a)(3) when— (1) Market research indicates that a total set-aside is not appropriate (see 19.502-2); (2) The requirement can be divided into distinct portions; (3) The acquisition is not subject to simpli…
  • FAR 52.219-7 Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside.
    …s prescribed in 19.507(d), insert the following clause: Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2020) (a) Definition. Small business concern, as used in this clause— (1) Means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independ…
  • FAR 19.504 Orders under multiple-award contracts.
    … contracting officer shall state in the solicitation and resulting contract whether order set-asides will be discretionary or mandatory when the conditions in 19.502-2 are met at the time of order set-aside, and the specific program eligibi…
  • FAR 19.502-10 Automatic dissolution of a small business set-aside.
    (a) If a small business set-aside acquisition or portion of an acquisition is not awarded, the unilateral or joint determination to set the acquisition aside is automatically dissolved for the unawarded portion of the set-aside. The require…
  • FAR 19.502-6 Setting aside a class of acquisitions for small business.
    …a in 19.502-1, 19.502-2, or 19.502-3(a). The determination to make a class small business set-aside shall not depend on the existence of a current acquisition if future acquisitions can be clearly foreseen. (b) The determination to set asi…
  • FAR 19.507 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …e contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside, in solicitations and contracts involving total small business set-asides. This includes multiple-award contracts when orders may be set asi…
  • FAR 16.103 Negotiating contract type.
    … other than those for major systems or research and development; and (iii) Awards on the set-aside portion of sealed bid partial set-asides for small business.
  • FAR 19.201 General policy.
    …whether a particular acquisition should be awarded under subpart 19.5 as a small business set-aside, under subpart 19.8 as a section 8(a) award, under subpart 19.13 as a HUBZone set-aside, under subpart 19.14 as a set-aside for service-disa…
  • FAR 19.301-2 Rerepresentation by a contractor that represented its status as a small business concern.
    …ide for a woman-owned small business concern under a multiple-award contract that was not set-aside, unless the order is issued under the reserved portion of the multiple-award contract); (ii) Issued under a multiple-award contract set asi…
  • FAR 19.804-2 Agency offering.
    …s been issued as a small business, HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned small business set-aside, or a set-aside under the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program, and that no other public communication (such as a notice through the Go…
  • FAR 19.502-5 Insufficient reasons for not setting aside an acquisition.
    …ing list under the Industrial Readiness Planning Program. However, a total small business set-aside shall not be made when the list contains a large business Planned Emergency Producer of the item(s) who has conveyed a desire to supply some…
  • FAR 52.219-28 Postaward Small Business Program Rerepresentation.
    …er set aside for a woman-owned small business under a multiple-award contract that is not set-aside, unless the order is issued under the reserved portion of the multiple-award contract); (2) Issued under a multiple-award contract set asid…
  • FAR 12.207 Contract type.
    …a contract awarded using— (A) Competitive procedures (e.g., the procedures in 6.102, the set-aside procedures in Subpart 19.5, or competition conducted in accordance with Part 13); (B) The procedures for other than full and open competiti…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …ance with the procedures at 33.104. (iii) For protests of small business size status for set-aside orders, see 19.302. (11) Publicize orders funded in whole or in part by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-5) …
  • FAR 19.503 Reserves.
    …usiness concerns identified in 19.000(a)(3), when market research indicates— (1) A total set-aside is not feasible because there is no reasonable expectation of receiving offers that are competitive in terms of fair market prices, quality,…
  • FAR 19.505 Limitations on subcontracting and nonmanufacturer rule.
    (a) Applicability. (1) This section applies to small business set-asides above the simplified acquisition threshold and orders issued directly to a small business in accordance with 19.504(c)(1)(ii) above the simplified acquisition threshol…
  • FAR 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications.
    …bled 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 provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management, is included in this soli…
  • FAR 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations.
    …bled veteran-owned, economically disadvantaged women-owned, or women-owned small business set-aside or sole-source award regardless of dollar value. (c) Representations. (1) The offeror represents as part of its offer that— (i) It □ is, □…
  • FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting.
    …cting (OCT 2022) (a) This clause does not apply to the unrestricted portion of a partial set-aside. (b) Definition. Similarly situated entity, as used in this clause, means a first-tier subcontractor, including an independent contractor, …
  • FAR 52.219-33 Nonmanufacturer Rule.
    …use does not apply to contracts awarded pursuant to the unrestricted portion of a partial set-aside or to a contractor that is the manufacturer of the product or end item. (2) This clause applies to— (i) Contracts that have been awarded p…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …g procurement methods: (1) A sole-source award to a HUBZone small business concern. (2) Set-aside awards based on competition restricted to HUBZone small business concerns. (3) Awards to HUBZone small business concerns through full and o…
  • FAR 4.803 Contents of contract files.
    …ts for copies of the solicitation were denied, together with the reasons for denial. (6) Set-aside decision (see 19.506) including the type and extent of market research conducted. (7) Government estimate of contract price. (8) A copy of…
  • FAR 8.602 Policy.
    …) Acquire the item using— (A) Competitive procedures (e.g., the procedures in 6.102, the set-aside procedures in subpart 19.5, or competition conducted in accordance with part 13); or (B) The fair opportunity procedures in 16.505, if plac…
  • FAR 19.301-1 Representation by the offeror.
    …aged business, or women-owned small business has been misrepresented in order to obtain a set-aside contract, an 8(a) subcontract, a subcontract that is to be included as part or all of a goal contained in a subcontracting plan, or a prime …

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