Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
Title 48 - Federal Acquisition Regulations System |
Chapter 1 - Federal Acquisition Regulation |
SubChapter D - Socioeconomic Programs |
Part 19 - Small Business Programs |
Subpart 19.5 - Set-Asides for Small Business |
§ 19.502-1 - Requirements for setting aside acquisitions.
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19.502-1 Requirements for setting aside acquisitions.
(a) The contracting officer shall set aside an individual acquisition or class of acquisitions for competition among small businesses when -
(1) It is determined to be in the interest of maintaining or mobilizing the Nation's full productive capacity, war or national defense programs; or
(2) Assuring that a fair proportion of Government contracts in each industry is placed with small business concerns; and the circumstances described in 19.502-2 or 19.502-3(a) exist.
(b) This requirement The requirement in paragraph (a) of this section does not apply to purchases of $3,500 or less ($20,000 or less for acquisitions as described in 13.201(g)(1)), or at or below the micro-purchase threshold, or purchases from required sources under part 8 (e.g., Committee for Purchase From People Who are Blind or Severely Disabled).
[63 FR 70270, Dec. 18, 1998, as amended at 67 FR 56121, Aug. 30, 2002; 68 FR 4050, Jan. 27, 2003; 69 FR 8314, Feb. 23, 2004; 69 FR 16150, Mar. 26, 2004; 71 FR 57367, Sept. 28, 2006; 80 FR 38298, July 2, 2015; 85 FR 11761, Feb. 27, 2020; 85 FR 27090, May 6, 2020]