[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: 48CFR819.800]



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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM

 

                CHAPTER 8--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

 

PART 819_SMALL BUSINESS AND SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS CONCERNS--Table of 

Contents

 

 Subpart 819.8_Contracting With the Small Business Administration (The 

                              8(a) Program)

 

Sec. 819.800  General.





    (a) No contract will be entered into with SBA under section 8(a) of 

the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)) unless a certification is made 

by the Administrator of that agency, or designee, that SBA is competent 

to perform the contract.

    (b) When it is determined that the requirements of the Department of 

Veterans Affairs are appropriate for inclusion in this program, the 

contracting officer will make this fact known to proper officials of the 

SBA regional office servicing his/her area. However, when projects 

funded from minor construction appropriation (between $400,000 and $2 

million) are proposed for 8(a) acquisition, the Director, Office of 

Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) (00SB), shall be 

contracted by telephone or notified in writing in order to afford the 

OSDBU an opportunity to identify possible 8(a) sources prior to 

apprising SBA officials. If the certification required by paragraph (a) 

of this section is received, the Department of Veterans Affairs 

contracting officer will secure from SBA the name(s) and location(s) of 

their subcontractor(s) and the unit price(s) to be paid. Should these 

prices be within a range acceptable to the Department of Veterans 

Affairs, the contracting officer will notify SBA of acceptance.

    (c) The contract will be made between the Department of Veterans 

Affairs and SBA and will be administered by the Department of Veterans 

Affairs.

    (d) In addition to meeting the requirements of 801.602-70, 

contracting officers will secure cost and pricing data prescribed in FAR 

15.403-4 and 815.804-2 when negotiating contracts under the SBA 8(a) 

program. Contracting officers will request an audit in accordance with 

815.805-5 on proposals in excess of $500,000 before negotiating any 

contract or modification.



[49 FR 12608, Mar. 29, 1984, as amended at 50 FR 792, Jan. 7, 1985; 54 

FR 40064, Sept. 29, 1989. Redesignated and amended at 63 FR 69220, Dec. 

16, 1998]