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Title 48: Federal Acquisition Regulations System
CHAPTER 1: FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
SUBCHAPTER D: SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS
PART 19: SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS
Subpart 19.13: Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Program
19.1306 - HUBZone sole source awards.
(a) A contracting officer may award contracts to HUBZone small business concerns on a sole source basis (see 19.501(c) and 6.302-5(b)(5)) before considering small business set-asides (see subpart 19.5), provided?
(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) $6.5 million for a requirement within the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes for manufacturing; or
(ii) $4 million for a requirement within any other NAICS code;
(3) The requirement is not currently being performed by an 8(a) participant under the provisions of subpart 19.8 or has been accepted as a requirement by SBA under subpart 19.8.
(4) The acquisition is greater than the simplified acquisition threshold (see part 13);
(5) The HUBZone small business concern has been determined to be a responsible contractor with respect to performance; and
(6) 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.
[63 FR 70272, Dec. 18, 1998, as amended at 65 FR 46057, July 26, 2000; 68 FR 4051, Jan. 27, 2003; 69 FR 8315, Feb. 23, 2004; 71 FR 57367, Sept. 28, 2006; 75 FR 38688, July 2, 2010; 75 FR 53133, Aug. 30, 2010]
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