§ 2919.501 - General.

(a) The SDBS shall review individual requirements prior to issuance of solicitations to determine the suitability of the acquisition for award to the SBA under the section 8(a) Program (see FAR 19.803).

(b) When the requirement cannot be awarded under section 8(a) procedures, the SDBS shall review individual requirements to determine the feasibility of small business set-asides in the order of precedence set forth in FAR 19.504. The SDBS recommendation shall be entered on Form DL1-2004, “Small Business Determination,” with the reasons for the “pro” or “con” set-aside recommendation. The form shall be placed in the contract file.

(c) Upon receipt of the SDBS recommendation, the contracting officer shall promptly approve or disapprove the SDBS recommendation, stating in writing the reasons for any disapproval. If the contracting officer disapproves the SDBS recommendation, the proposed acquisition shall be promptly referred to the SBA PCR where available, for review; or where no SBA PCR is available, to the Head of the Contracting Activity. All negative recommendations shall be forwarded concurrently to the OSDBU.

(d) All requirements expected to exceed $10,000 which have not been set-aside for small business shall be further reviewed by the SBA PCR, who shall indicate approval or disapproval of the SDBS/contracting officer's negative recommendation on Form DL 1-2004. If the SBA disapproves the SDBS/contracting officer's recommendation, the proposed action shall be appealed as provided in FAR 19.402(c)(3).

(e) All future requirements for products or services previously acquired on a small business set-aside basis and which are not subject to simplified small purchase procedures, shall be acquired on the basis of a repetitive set-aside.