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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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30 sections with “small business policies”

  • 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 6.203 Set-asides for small business concerns.
    (a) To fulfill the statutory requirements relating to small business concerns, contracting officers may set aside solicitations to allow only such business concerns to compete. This includes contract actions conducted under the Small Busine…
  • 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 15.404-4 Profit.
    …late efficient contract performance, attract the best capabilities of qualified large and small business concerns to Government contracts, and maintain a viable industrial base. (3) Both the Government and contractors should be concerned w…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …ccountability Office, in accordance 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 Reinvestme…
  • FAR 19.202 Specific policies.
    …n 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 Programs, or the Director…
  • FAR 19.401 General.
    (a) The Small Business Act is the authority under which the Small Business Administration (SBA) and agencies consult and cooperate with each other in formulating policies to ensure that small business interests will be recognized and protec…
  • FAR 19.705-4 Reviewing the subcontracting plan.
    … the circumstances of the particular acquisition, including— (1) Previous involvement of small business concerns as prime contractors or subcontractors in similar acquisitions; (2) Proven methods of involving small business concerns as su…
  • 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 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…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …ons 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 unconditionally owned by, and the management a…
  • FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …erted Domestic Corporations (NOV 2015). (5) 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (MAR 2023) (31 U.S.C. 3903 and 10 U.S.C. 3801). (6) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553). (7) 52.…
  • FAR 52.227-11 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor.
    …re reasonable under the circumstances to attract licensees of subject inventions that are small business concerns, and give a preference to a small business concern when licensing a subject invention if the Contractor determines that the sm…
  • DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …ational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Pub. L. 115-91). (viii) Part 219—Small Business Programs. (A) Use the provision at 252.219-7000, Advancing Small Business Growth, as prescribed in 219.309(1), to comply with 10 U.S.C.…
  • FAR 47.101 Policies.
    …cer is permitted to use specific modes of transportation.) (f) Agencies shall place with small business concerns purchases and contracts for transportation and transportation-related services as prescribed in part 19. (g) Agencies shall c…
  • FAR 52.203-13 Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct.
    …l system. This paragraph (c) does not apply if the Contractor has represented itself as a small business concern pursuant to the award of this contract or if this contract is for the acquisition of a commercial product or commercial service…
  • DFARS 227.7104-4 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …use at 252.227-7018, Rights in Other Than Commercial Technical Data and Computer Software-Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program, in solicitations and contracts, including solicitations and…
  • FAR 4.803 Contents of contract files.
    …tion. (14) Contracting officer's determination of the contractor's responsibility. (15) Small Business Administration Certificate of Competency. (16) Records of contractor's compliance with labor policies including equal employment oppor…
  • FAR 10.002 Procedures.
    … arrangements and cost estimates; and (vii) Whether the Government's needs can be met by small business concerns that will likely submit a competitive offer at fair market prices (see part 19). (2) Techniques for conducting market researc…
  • FAR 11.401 General.
    …ort or difficult to attain— (1) Tend to restrict competition, (2) Are inconsistent with small business policies, and (3) May result in higher contract prices. (b) Solicitations shall, except when clearly unnecessary, inform bidders or o…
  • FAR 15.407-2 Make-or-buy programs.
    …be used in evaluating the proposed program, such as capability, capacity, availability of small, small disadvantaged, women-owned, veteran-owned, HUBZone, and service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns for subcontracting, establ…
  • FAR 16.500 Scope of subpart.
    …ee subpart 19.5 for procedures to set aside part or parts of multiple-award contracts for small businesses; to reserve one or more awards for small business on multiple-award contracts; and to set aside orders for small businesses under mul…
  • FAR 44.303 Extent of review.
    …lose working arrangements with the contractor; (f) Policies and procedures pertaining to small business concerns, including small disadvantaged, women-owned, veteran-owned, HUBZone, and service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern…
  • 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 7.103 Agency-head responsibilities.
    … practicable— (1) Structure contract requirements to facilitate competition by and among small business concerns; and (2) Avoid unnecessary and unjustified consolidation or bundling (see 7.107) (15 U.S.C. 631(j) and 15 U.S.C. 657q). (v) …
  • FAR 30.000 Scope of part.
    … subcontracts. This part does not apply to sealed bid contracts or to any contract with a small business concern (see 48 CFR 9903.201-1(b) for these and other exemptions).
  • FAR 32.304-2 Certificate of eligibility.
    …ice to the national defense. (This statement shall not be included if the contractor is a small business concern.) (e) The contracting officer shall consider the following factors in determining if a practicable alternate source exists: (…
  • FAR 36.211 Distribution of advance notices and solicitations.
    …ation notices posted at the GPE for construction contracts anticipated to be awarded to a small business pursuant to part 19. The notice shall include certain information regarding the agency's definitization of equitable adjustments for ch…
  • DFARS 215.404-71-3 Contract type risk and working capital adjustment.
    …hat the contractor finances is 20 percent. On contracts that provide progress payments to small businesses, use the customary progress payment rate for large businesses. (f) Contract length factor. (1) This is the period of time that the c…
  • DFARS 242.7200 Scope of subpart.
    …ncurred by the contractor as work progresses under the contract; and (2) Do not apply to small businesses, educational institutions, or nonprofit organizations.

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.