Federal Acquisition Regulation
HUBZone sole-source awards
FAR 19.1306
(a) A contracting officer shall consider a contract award to a HUBZone small business concern on a sole-source basis (see 6.302-5 (b)(5)) before considering a small business set-aside (see Relationship among small business programs (FAR 19.203) and subpart Small Business Total Set-Asides, Partial Set-Asides, and Reserves (FAR 19.5) ), provided none of the exclusions at Exclusions (FAR 19.1304) apply; and- (1) The contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that offers would be received from two or more HUBZone small business concerns; (2) The anticipated price of the contract, including options, will not exceed- (i) $8.5 million for a requirement within the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes for manufacturing; or (ii) $5.5 million for a requirement within all other NAICS codes; (3) The requirement is not currently being performed by an 8(a) participant under the provisions of subpart Contracting with the Small Business Administration (The 8(a) Program) (FAR 19.8) or has been accepted as a requirement by SBA under subpart Contracting with the Small Business Administration (The 8(a) Program) (FAR 19.8) ; (4) The HUBZone small business concern has been determined to be a responsible contractor with respect to performance; and (5) Award can be made at a fair and reasonable price. (b) The SBA has the right to appeal the contracting officer’s decision not to make a HUBZone sole-source award (see 13 CFR 126.610 ).
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