[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 48, Volume 6] [Revised as of October 1, 2005] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 48CFR1519.501] [Page 41] TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM CHAPTER 15--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY PART 1519_SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS--Table of Contents Subpart 1519.5_Set-Asides for Small Business Sec. 1519.501 Review of acquisitions. (a) If no Small Business Administration (SBA) representative is available, the Small Business Specialist (SBS) shall initiate recommendations to the Contracting Officer for small business set-asides with respect to individual acquisitions or classes of acquisitions or portions thereof. (b) When the SBS has recommended that all, or a portion, of an individual acquisition or class of acquisitions be set aside for small business, the Contracting Officer shall promptly either: (1) Concur in the recommendation or (2) disapprove the recommendation, stating in writing the reasons for disapproval. If the Contracting Officer disapproves the recommendation of the SBS, the SBS may appeal to the appropriate appointing authority, whose decision shall be final. [49 FR 8855, Mar. 8, 1984, as amended at 61 FR 57338, 57339, Nov. 6, 1996]