(90) Proper reporting of the use of SDVOSB set-asides in either a manual or an automated environment shall be accomplished through the DLA Contract Action Reporting System (DCARS). See pertinent line-by-line reporting instructions at 53.204-70(c) and (d).
(91) See 19.508 and 19.590, above, for further guidance on use of the SDVOSB set-aside in the BSM environment and in legacy systems having the capability to apply “cascading logic.”
(92) When market research indicates that only one SDVOSB exists for a given acquisition, the primary criterion for an SDVOSB set-aside (i.e., reasonable expectation of receipt of offers from two or more eligible firms) cannot be fulfilled. In this situation, application of cascading logic could actually prevent award to the SDVOSB, because award will likely be made under the successive set-asides. If diligently performed market research fails to identify two or more SDVOSBs for an item or class of items, it may be appropriate for the contracting officer to remove those buys from automated processing (at the solicitation, as well as the evaluation, phase), thus permitting application of SDVOSB sole-source authority.
