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48 CFR §19.1506

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  1. (a)A contracting officer shall consider a contract award to an EDWOSB concern on a sole-source basis (see 6.302-5(b)(7)) before considering small business set-asides (see 19.203 and subpart 19.5) provided none of the exclusions at 19.1504 apply and—
    1. (1)The acquisition is assigned a NAICS code in which SBA has determined that WOSB concerns are underrepresented in Federal procurement;
    2. (2)The contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that offers would be received from two or more EDWOSB concerns; and
    3. (3)The conditions in paragraph (c) of this section exist.
  2. (b)A contracting officer shall consider a contract award to a WOSB concern (including EDWOSB concerns) eligible under the WOSB Program on a sole-source basis (see 6.302-5(b)(7)) before considering small business set-asides (see 19.203 and subpart 19.5) provided none of the exclusions at 19.1504 apply and—
    1. (1)The acquisition is assigned a NAICS code in which SBA has determined that WOSB concerns are substantially underrepresented in Federal procurement;
    2. (2)The contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that offers would be received from two or more WOSB concerns (including EDWOSB concerns); and
    3. (3)The conditions in paragraph (c) of this section exist.
  3. (c)
    1. (1)The anticipated award price of the contract, including options, will not exceed—
      1. (i)$8.5 million for a requirement within the NAICS codes for manufacturing; or
      2. (ii)$5.5 million for a requirement within any other NAICS codes.
    2. (2)The EDWOSB concern or WOSB concern has been determined to be a responsible contractor with respect to performance.
    3. (3)The award can be made at a fair and reasonable price.
  4. (d)A contracting officer shall only award a sole-source contract to a concern that has been certified pursuant to 13 CFR 127.300 as an EDWOSB or WOSB eligible under the WOSB program. Contracting officers shall not request a status determination from SBA on pending applications for certification for EDWOSB or WOSB sole-source awards.
  5. (e)The SBA has the right to appeal the contracting officer's decision not to make a sole-source award to either an EDWOSB concern or WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB program.