(a) The Associate Director, Small Business Program shall respond directly to general search letters from SBA. The Associate Director, Small Business Program may redelegate this function to the Small Business Specialists at subcontracting contracting activities.
(b) The contracting officer, in coordination with the Small Business Specialist, shall respond to SBA requests for a specific requirement by offering the requirement (see 5119.804-2) or by explaining why the requirement is not being offered in accordance with SBA’s request.
(c) Where a number of requirements are being offered to SBA for planning purposes, Associate Directors, Small Business Programs or their designated Small Business Specialists must identify the requirements to SBA. Specific individual requirements shall be offered in accordance with 5119.804-2(a).
