[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 48, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 48CFR19.502-1]



[Page 366]

 

            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. 19.502-1  Requirements for setting aside acquisitions.



    (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 Nations full productive capacity, war or national defense 

programs; or

    (2) Assuring that a fair proportion of Government contracts in each 

industry category is placed with small business concerns; and the 

circumstances described in 19.502-2 or 19.502-3(a) exist.

    (b) This requirement does not apply to purchases of $2,500 or less 

($15,000 or less for acquisitions as described in 13.201(g)(1)), or 

purchases from required sources of supply under Part 8 (e.g., Committee 

for Purchase From People Who are Blind or Severely Disabled, and Federal 

Supply Schedule contracts).



[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]