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(d) The Small Business Act, at 15 USC 637(a)(21)(A), requires a contract awarded under the 8(a) Program to be performed by the concern that initially received the contract. If the owner(s) upon whom eligibility was based subsequently relinquishes ownership or control, or enters into any agreement to relinquish ownership or control, the contract shall be terminated for convenience unless a request for waiver is submitted by the contractor, or by NASA. Only the Small Business Administration (SBA) may waive this requirement. Contracting Officers must coordinate any planned requests for waiver of an 8(a) contract termination with the Headquarters Office of Procurement (Program Operations Division). The Headquarters Office of Procurement will review and coordinate the package with Headquarters offices, as appropriate, and will either forward the request to the Administrator for signature or will advise the Contracting Officer of the decision not to submit the request to the SBA.