48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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5 sections with “small disadvantaged business concern (SDB)”

  • FAR 19.304 Small disadvantaged business status.
    (a) The contracting officer may accept an offeror's representation that it is a small disadvantaged business concern (SDB) concern. (b) The provision at 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representations, or 52.212-3(c)(5), Offeror Represent…
  • FAR 19.602-3 Resolving differences between the agency and the Small Business Administration.
    …dquarters 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 Business Programs, or othe…
  • FAR 19.702 Statutory requirements.
    …a value greater than the simplified acquisition threshold must agree in the contract that small business, veteran-owned small business (VOSB), service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB), HUBZone small business, small disadvantag…
  • FAR 19.703 Eligibility requirements for participating in the program.
    …to be eligible as a subcontractor under the program, a concern must represent itself as a small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, or …
  • FAR 15.305 Proposal evaluation.
    … include the past performance of offerors in complying with subcontracting plan goals for small disadvantaged business (SDB) concerns (see subpart 19.7). (vi) For offerors that are joint ventures, the evaluation shall take into account pas…

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.