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Federal Acquisition Regulation

Small Business Programs

FAR 19

Scope of part (FAR 19.000) Scope of part. Definitions (FAR 19.001) Definitions. Subpart Size Standards (FAR 19.1) - Size Standards [Reserved] (FAR 19.101) [Reserved] Small business size standards and North American Industry Classification System codes (FAR 19.102) Small business size standards and North American Industry Classification System codes. Appealing the contracting officer's North American Industry Classification System code and size standard determination (FAR 19.103) Appealing the contracting officer's North American Industry Classification System code and size standard determination. Subpart Policies (FAR 19.2) - Policies General policy (FAR 19.201) General policy. Specific policies (FAR 19.202) Specific policies. 19.202-1 Encouraging small business participation in acquisitions. 19.202-2 Locating small business sources. 19.202-3 Equal low bids. 19.202-4 Solicitation. 19.202-5 Data collection and reporting requirements. 19.202-6 Determination of fair market price. Relationship among small business programs (FAR 19.203) Relationship among small business programs. Subpart Determination of Small Business Size and Status for Small Business Programs (FAR 19.3) - Determination of Small Business Size and Status for Small Business Programs Representations and rerepresentations (FAR 19.301) Representations and rerepresentations. 19.301-1 Representation by the offeror. 19.301-2 Rerepresentation by a contractor that represented its status as a small business concern. 19.301-3 Rerepresentation by a contractor that represented itself as other than a small business concern. Protesting a small business representation or rerepresentation (FAR 19.302) Protesting a small business representation or rerepresentation. [Reserved] (FAR 19.303) [Reserved]. Small disadvantaged business status (FAR 19.304) Small disadvantaged business status. Reviews of SDB status (FAR 19.305) Reviews of SDB status. Protesting a firm’s status as a HUBZone small business concern (FAR 19.306) Protesting a firm’s status as a HUBZone small business concern. Protesting a firm’s status as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern (FAR 19.307) Protesting a firm’s status as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern. 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 (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. Solicitation provisions and contract clauses (FAR 19.309) Solicitation provisions and contract clauses. Subpart Cooperation with the Small Business Administration (FAR 19.4) - Cooperation with the Small Business Administration General (FAR 19.401) General. Small Business Administration procurement center representatives (FAR 19.402) Small Business Administration procurement center representatives. [Reserved] (FAR 19.403) [Reserved]. Subpart Small Business Total Set-Asides, Partial Set-Asides, and Reserves (FAR 19.5) - Small Business Total Set-Asides, Partial Set-Asides, and Reserves General (FAR 19.501) General. Setting aside acquisitions (FAR 19.502) Setting aside acquisitions. 19.502-1 Requirements for setting aside acquisitions. 19.502-2 Total small business set-asides. 19.502-3 Partial set-asides of contracts other than multiple-award contracts. 19.502-4 Partial set-asides of multiple-award contracts. 19.502-5 Insufficient reasons for not setting aside an acquisition. 19.502-6 Setting aside a class of acquisitions for small business. 19.502-7 Inclusion of Federal Prison Industries, Inc. 19.502-8 Rejecting Small Business Administration recommendations. 19.502-9 Withdrawing or modifying small business set-asides. 19.502-10 Automatic dissolution of a small business set-aside. 19.502-11 Solicitation notice regarding administration of change orders for construction. Reserves (FAR 19.503) Reserves. Orders under multiple-award contracts (FAR 19.504) Orders under multiple-award contracts. Limitations on subcontracting and nonmanufacturer rule (FAR 19.505) Limitations on subcontracting and nonmanufacturer rule. Documentation requirements (FAR 19.506) Documentation requirements. Solicitation provisions and contract clauses (FAR 19.507) Solicitation provisions and contract clauses. Subpart Certificates of Competency and Determinations of Responsibility (FAR 19.6) - Certificates of Competency and Determinations of Responsibility General (FAR 19.601) General. Procedures (FAR 19.602) Procedures. 19.602-1 Referral. 19.602-2 Issuing or denying a Certificate of Competency (COC). 19.602-3 Resolving differences between the agency and the Small Business Administration. 19.602-4 Awarding the contract. Subpart The Small Business Subcontracting Program (FAR 19.7) - The Small Business Subcontracting Program Definitions (FAR 19.701) Definitions. Statutory requirements (FAR 19.702) Statutory requirements. Eligibility requirements for participating in the program (FAR 19.703) Eligibility requirements for participating in the program. Subcontracting plan requirements (FAR 19.704) Subcontracting plan requirements. Responsibilities of the contracting officer under the subcontracting assistance program (FAR 19.705) Responsibilities of the contracting officer under the subcontracting assistance program. 19.705-1 General. 19.705-2 Determining the need for a subcontracting plan. 19.705-3 Preparing the solicitation. 19.705-4 Reviewing the subcontracting plan. 19.705-5 Awards involving subcontracting plans. 19.705-6 Postaward responsibilities of the contracting officer. 19.705-7 Compliance with the subcontracting plan. Responsibilities of the cognizant administrative contracting officer (FAR 19.706) Responsibilities of the cognizant administrative contracting officer. The Small Business Administration’s role in carrying out the program (FAR 19.707) The Small Business Administration’s role in carrying out the program. Contract clauses (FAR 19.708) Contract clauses. Subpart Contracting with the Small Business Administration (The 8(a) Program) (FAR 19.8) - Contracting with the Small Business Administration (The 8(a) Program) General (FAR 19.800) General. [Reserved] (FAR 19.801) [Reserved] Determining eligibility for the 8(a) program (FAR 19.802) Determining eligibility for the 8(a) program. Selecting acquisitions for the 8(a) Program (FAR 19.803) Selecting acquisitions for the 8(a) Program. Evaluation, offering, and acceptance (FAR 19.804) Evaluation, offering, and acceptance. 19.804-1 Agency evaluation. 19.804-2 Agency offering. 19.804-3 SBA acceptance. 19.804-4 Repetitive acquisitions. 19.804-5 Basic ordering agreements and blanket purchase agreements. 19.804-6 Indefinite delivery contracts. Competitive 8(a) (FAR 19.805) Competitive 8(a). 19.805-1 General. 19.805-2 Procedures. Pricing the 8(a) contract (FAR 19.806) Pricing the 8(a) contract. Estimating fair market price (FAR 19.807) Estimating fair market price. Contract negotiation (FAR 19.808) Contract negotiation. 19.808-1 Sole source. 19.808-2 Competitive. Preaward considerations (FAR 19.809) Preaward considerations. 19.809-1 Preaward survey. 19.809-2 Limitations on subcontracting and nonmanufacturer rule. SBA appeals (FAR 19.810) SBA appeals. Preparing the contracts (FAR 19.811) Preparing the contracts. 19.811-1 Sole source. 19.811-2 Competitive. 19.811-3 Contract clauses. Contract administration (FAR 19.812) Contract administration. Protesting an 8(a) participant's eligibility or size status (FAR 19.813) Protesting an 8(a) participant's eligibility or size status. Requesting a formal size determination (8(a) sole source requirements) (FAR 19.814) Requesting a formal size determination (8(a) sole source requirements). Release and notification requirements for non-8(a) procurement (FAR 19.815) Release and notification requirements for non-8(a) procurement. Exiting the 8(a) program (FAR 19.816) Exiting the 8(a) program. Subpart [Reserved] (FAR 19.9) - [Reserved] Subpart [Reserved] (FAR 19.10) - [Reserved] Subpart [Reserved] (FAR 19.11) - [Reserved] Subpart [Reserved] (FAR 19.12) - [Reserved] Subpart Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Program (FAR 19.13) - Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Program General (FAR 19.1301) General. [Reserved] (FAR 19.1302) [Reserved]. Status as a HUBZone small business concern (FAR 19.1303) Status as a HUBZone small business concern. Exclusions (FAR 19.1304) Exclusions. HUBZone set-aside procedures (FAR 19.1305) HUBZone set-aside procedures. HUBZone sole-source awards (FAR 19.1306) HUBZone sole-source awards. Price evaluation preference for HUBZone small business concerns (FAR 19.1307) Price evaluation preference for HUBZone small business concerns. [Reserved] (FAR 19.1308) [Reserved]. Contract clauses (FAR 19.1309) Contract clauses. Subpart Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program (FAR 19.14) - Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program General (FAR 19.1401) General. Applicability (FAR 19.1402) Applicability. Status (FAR 19.1403) Status. Exclusions (FAR 19.1404) Exclusions. Set-aside procedures (FAR 19.1405) Set-aside procedures. Sole source awards (FAR 19.1406) Sole source awards. Contract clauses (FAR 19.1408) Contract clauses. Subpart Women-Owned Small Business Program. (FAR 19.15) - Women-Owned Small Business Program. General (FAR 19.1500) General. [Reserved] (FAR 19.1501) [Reserved] Applicability (FAR 19.1502) Applicability. Status (FAR 19.1503) Status. Exclusions (FAR 19.1504) Exclusions. Set-aside procedures (FAR 19.1505) Set-aside procedures. Women-Owned Small Business Program sole-source awards (FAR 19.1506) Women-Owned Small Business Program sole-source awards. [Reserved] (FAR 19.1507) [Reserved] Contract clauses (FAR 19.1508) Contract clauses.

In this section

Size StandardsFAR 19.1[Reserved]FAR 19.10[Reserved]FAR 19.11[Reserved]FAR 19.12Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) ProgramFAR 19.13Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business ProgramFAR 19.14Women-Owned Small Business Program.FAR 19.15PoliciesFAR 19.2Determination of Small Business Size and Status for Small Business ProgramsFAR 19.3Cooperation with the Small Business AdministrationFAR 19.4Small Business Total Set-Asides, Partial Set-Asides, and ReservesFAR 19.5Certificates of Competency and Determinations of ResponsibilityFAR 19.6The Small Business Subcontracting ProgramFAR 19.7Contracting with the Small Business Administration (The 8(a) Program)FAR 19.8[Reserved]FAR 19.9

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