USAID promotes participation in its projects by disadvantaged enterprises. In order to achieve the goals in foreign assistance appropriation acts, contracts which are to be funded from amounts made available from the appropriations cited in section 706.302-71(a)(1) are subject to the following policies:
(a) Authority in section 8(a) of the Small Business Act [15 U.S.C. 637(a)] shall be used to the maximum practicable extent;
(b) Other than full and open competition in contracting with certain disadvantaged enterprises shall be authorized in accordance with 706.302-71;
(c) Subcontracting with disadvantaged enterprises shall be carried out in accordance with subpart 726.7007;
(d) In accordance with 705.207, the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) shall be notified at least seven business days before publicizing a proposed procurement in excess of $100,000.
