C.F.R. » Title 48 » CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION › SUBCHAPTER D—SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS › PART 19—SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS › Subpart 19.5—Small Business Total Set-Asides, Partial Set-Asides, and Reserves

48 C.F.R. § 19.502-1

19.502-1 Requirements for setting aside acquisitions.

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(a) The contracting officer shall set aside an individual acquisition or class of acquisitions for competition among small businesses when—

(1) It is determined to be in the interest of maintaining or mobilizing the Nation's full productive capacity, war or national defense programs; or

(2) Assuring that a fair proportion of Government contracts in each industry is placed with small business concerns; and the circumstances described in 19.502-2 or 19.502-3(a) exist.

(b) The requirement in paragraph (a) of this section does not apply to purchases at or below the micro-purchase threshold, or purchases from required sources under part 8 (e.g., Committee for Purchase From People Who are Blind or Severely Disabled).

[63 FR 70270, Dec. 18, 1998, as amended at 67 FR 56121, Aug. 30, 2002; 68 FR 4050, Jan. 27, 2003; 69 FR 8314, Feb. 23, 2004; 69 FR 16150, Mar. 26, 2004; 71 FR 57367, Sept. 28, 2006; 80 FR 38298, July 2, 2015; 85 FR 11761, Feb. 27, 2020; 85 FR 27090, May 6, 2020]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2014–2021 · leading case: Adams & Assocs., Inc. v. United States, 741 F.3d 102 (Fed. Cir. 2014).
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Adams & Assocs., Inc. v. United States, 741 F.3d 102 (Fed. Cir. 2014). “48 C.F.R. § 19.502-1 (“Requirements for setting aside acquisitions”).”
Kingdomware Tech., Inc. v. United States, 754 F.3d 923 (Fed. Cir. 2014). “This exemption does not affect the VA’s obligation under 48 C.F.R. § 19.502-1 (a) otherwise to set aside contracts for competition among small businesses.”
Ranger Am. of Puerto Rico, Inc. v. United States (Fed. Cl. 2021). “48 C.F.R. § 19.502-1 (2020) (capitalization in original).”
Ranger Am. of Puerto Rico, Inc. v. United States (Fed. Cl. 2021). “48 C.F.R. § 19.502-1 (2020) (capitalization in original).”
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