[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: 48CFR752.219-8]



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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM

 

             CHAPTER 7--AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

 

PART 752_SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES--Table of Contents

 

              Subpart 752.2_Texts of Provisions and Clauses

 

Sec. 752.219-8  Utilization of small business concerns and small disadvantaged 

business concerns.



    The Foreign Assistance Act calls for USAID to give small businesses 

an opportunity to provide supplies and services for foreign assistance 

projects. To help USAID meet this obligation, the following paragraph is 

to be added to the clause prescribed in FAR 19.708(a):



    USAID small business provision. To permit USAID, in accordance with 

the small business provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act, to give 

small business firms an opportunity to participate in supplying 

equipment supplies and services financed under this contract, the 

Contractor shall, to the maximum extent possible, provide the following 

information to the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business 

Utilization (OSDBU), USAID, Washington, DC 20523-1414, at least 45 days 

prior to placing any order in excess of the simplified acquisition 

threshold except where a shorter time is requested of, and granted by 

OSDBU:

    (1) Brief general description and quantity of commodities or 

services;

    (2) Closing date for receiving quotations or bids; and

    (3) Address where invitations or specifications may be obtained.



[49 FR 13259, Apr. 3, 1984, as amended at 52 FR 21059, June 4, 1987; 56 

FR 2699, Jan. 24, 1991; 61 FR 39095, July 26, 1996; 62 FR 40469, July 

29, 1997]