[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 48, Volume 5]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 48CFR719.271-3]



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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM

 

             CHAPTER 7--AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

 

PART 719_SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS--Table of Contents

 

                         Subpart 719.2_Policies

 

Sec. 719.271-3  USAID contracting officers.



    With respect to procurement activities within their jurisidiction, 

contracting officers are responsible for:

    (a) Being thoroughly familiar with part 19 of the FAR and this 

section dealing with the small business program;

    (b) Screening abstracts of bids and other award data to determine 

set-aside potential for future procurements;

    (c) Assuring that small business concerns and minority business 

enterprises are appropriately identified on source lists and abstracts 

of bids or proposals by an ``S'' and ``M'', respectively, or other 

appropriate symbol;

    (d) Reviewing types and classes of items and services to determine 

where small business set-asides can be applied;

    (e) Recommending that portions of large planned procurements of 

suitable components of end items or services be purchased separately so 

small firms may compete;

    (f) Making a unilateral determination for total or partial small 

business set-asides in accordance with Subpart 19.5 of the Federal 

Acquisition Regulations;

    (g) Submitting proposed procurement actions for USAID/Washington 

contracts to SDB for screening (see 719.271-6);

    (h) Taking action to assure that unnecessary qualifications, 

restrictive specifications or other features (such as inadequate 

procurement lead time) of the programming or procurement process which 

may prevent small business participation in the competitive process are 

modified to permit such participation where an adequate product or 

service can be obtained;

    (i) Prior to rendering a final decision on a proposed non-

competitive procurement action, and as part of his/her findings and 

determinations, the contracting officer shall consider the 

recommendations, if any, of SDB together with the latter's list of 

additional sources;

    (j) As appropriate, referring small business concerns, including 

small minority business enterprises, to SDB for information and advice;

    (k) Promoting increased awareness by the technical staff of the 

availability of small business concerns;

    (l) Making available to SDB copies of solicitations when requested;

    (m) Assisting SDB in counseling non-responsive or non-responsible 

small business bidders/offerors to help them to participate more 

effectively in future solicitations; and



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    (n) Including the Small Business and Minority Business Enterprises 

Subcontracting Program clauses in all contracts where required by part 

19 of the FAR.



[49 FR 13243, Apr. 3, 1984, as amended at 61 FR 39092, July 26, 1996; 62 

FR 40468, July 29, 1997]