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Part 19: Small Business Programs

• 19.000: Scope of Part.
• 19.001: Definitions.

Subpart 19.1: Size Standards

• 19.101: Explanation of Terms.
• 19.102: Size Standards.

Subpart 19.2: Policies

• 19.201: General Policy.
• 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.

Subpart 19.3: Determination of Small Business Status for Small Business Programs

• 19.301: Representations and Rerepresentations.
• 19.301-1: Representation by the Offeror.
• 19.301-2: Rerepresentation by a Contractor That Represented Itself as a Small Business Concern.
• 19.301-3: Rerepresentation by a Contractor That Represented Itself as Other Than a Small Business Concern.
• 19.302: Protesting a Small Business Representation or Rerepresentation.
• 19.303: Determining North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes and Size Standards.
• 19.304: Disadvantaged business status.
• 19.305: Protesting a representation of disadvantaged business status.
• 19.306: Protesting a firm’s status as a HUBZone small business concern.
• 19.307: Protesting a firm’s status as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.
• 19.308: Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses.

Subpart 19.4: Cooperation with the Small Business Administration

• 19.401: General.
• 19.402: Small Business Administration Procurement Center Representatives.
• 19.403: Small Business Administration Breakout Procurement Center Representative.

Subpart 19.5: Set-Asides for Small Business

• 19.501: General.
• 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.
• 19.502-4: Methods of Conducting Set-Asides.
• 19.502-5: Insufficient Causes for Not Setting Aside an Acquisition.
• 19.503: Setting Aside a Class of Acquisitions for Small Business.
• 19.504: Inclusion of Federal Prison Industries, Inc.
• 19.505: Rejecting Small Business Administration Recommendations.
• 19.506: Withdrawing or Modifying Small Business Set-Asides.
• 19.507: Automatic Dissolution of a Small Business Set-Aside.
• 19.508: Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses.

Subpart 19.6: Certificates of Competency and Determinations of Responsibility

• 19.601: General.
• 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 19.7: The Small Business Subcontracting Program

• 19.701: Definitions.
• 19.702: Statutory Requirements.
• 19.703: Eligibility Requirements for Participating in the Program.
• 19.704: Subcontracting Plan Requirements.
• 19.705: Responsibilities of the Contracting Officer Under the Subcontracting Assistance Program.
• 19.705-1: General Support of the Program.
• 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: Liquidated Damages.
• 19.706: Responsibilities of the Cognizant Administrative Contracting Officer.
• 19.707: The Small Business Administrations Role in Carrying Out the Program.
• 19.708: Contract Clauses.

Subpart 19.8: Contracting with the Small Business Administration (The 8(a) Program)

• 19.800: General.
• 19.801: 19.801 - [Reserved]
• 19.802: Selecting Concerns for the 8(a) Program.
• 19.803: Selecting Acquisitions for the 8(a) Program.
• 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.
• 19.804-6: Indefinite delivery Contracts.
• 19.805: Competitive 8(a).
• 19.805-1: General.
• 19.805-2: Procedures.
• 19.806: Pricing the 8(a) Contract.
• 19.807: Estimating Fair Market Price.
• 19.808: Contract Negotiation.
• 19.808-1: Sole Source.
• 19.808-2: Competitive.
• 19.809: Preaward Considerations.
• 19.810: SBA Appeals.
• 19.811: Preparing the Contracts.
• 19.811-1: Sole Source.
• 19.811-2: Competitive.
• 19.811-3: Contract Clauses.
• 19.812: Contract Administration.

Subpart 19.9: [Removed]

Subpart 19.10: Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program

• 19.1001: General.
• 19.1002: Definitions.
• 19.1003: Purpose.
• 19.1004: Participating Agencies.
• 19.1005: Applicability.
• 19.1006: Exclusions.
• 19.1007: Procedures.
• 19.1008: Solicitation Provisions.

Subpart 19.11: Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns

• 19.1100: DEVIATION.
• 19.1101: General.
• 19.1102: Applicability.
• 19.1103: Procedures.
• 19.1104: Contract Clause.

Subpart 19.12: Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Program

• 19.1201: General.
• 19.1202: Evaluation Factor or Subfactor.
• 19.1202-1: General.
• 19.1202-2: Applicability.
• 19.1202-3: Considerations in Developing an Evaluation Factor or Subfactor.
• 19.1202-4: Procedures.
• 19.1203: Incentive Subcontracting with Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns.
• 19.1204: Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses.

Subpart 19.13: Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Program.

• 19.1301: General.
• 19.1302: Applicability.
• 19.1303: Status as a qualified HUBZone Small Business Concern.
• 19.1304: Exclusions.
• 19.1305: HUBZone Set-Aside Procedures.
• 19.1306: HUBZone Sole Source Awards.
• 19.1307: Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns.
• 19.1308: Contract clauses.

Subpart 19.14: Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Procurement Program

• 19.1401: General.
• 19.1402: Applicability.
• 19.1403: Status as a Service-disabled Veteran-owned Small Business Concern.
• 19.1404: Exclusions.
• 19.1405: Service-disabled Veteran-owned Small Business Set-aside Procedures.
• 19.1406: Sole Source Awards to Service-disabled Veteran-owned Small Business Concerns.
• 19.1407: Contract Clauses.