[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR19.507]

[Page 357]
 
            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 19_SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart 19.5_Set-Asides for Small Business
 
Sec.  19.507  Automatic dissolution of a small business set-aside.

    (a) If a small business set-aside acquisition or portion of an 
acquisition is not awarded, the unilateral or joint determination to set 
the acquisition aside is automatically dissolved for the unawarded 
portion of the set-aside. The required supplies and/or services for 
which no award was made may be acquired by sealed bidding or 
negotiation, as appropriate.
    (b) Before issuing a solicitation for the items called for in a 
small business set-aside that was dissolved, the contracting officer 
shall ensure that the delivery schedule is realistic in the light of all 
relevant factors, including the capabilities of small business concerns.

[48 FR 42240, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 50 FR 1743, Jan. 11, 1985; 
50 FR 52429, Dec. 23, 1985; 63 FR 70270, Dec. 18, 1998]