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Leonardo Manning Director
An interim rule that amends the FAR to implement changes made by the SBA to provide authority to award sole source contracts to economically disadvantaged women-owned small business concerns (EDWOSB) and to women-owned small business concerns (WOSB) eligible under the WOSB Program went into effect on December 31, 2015. FAR 19.1506, has been amended to allow WOSB and EDWOSB sole source contracts. FAR 19.506 is summarized below:
(a)A contracting officer shall consider a contract award to an EDWOSB concern on a sole source basis before considering small business set-asides provided none of the exclusions at 19.1504 apply and—
(1) The acquisition is assigned a NAICS code in which SBA has determined that WOSB concerns are underrepresented in Federal procurement;
(2) The contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that offers would be received from two or more EDWOSB concerns; and
(3) The conditions in paragraph (c) of this section exist.
(b)A contracting officer shall consider a contract award to a WOSB concern (including EDWOSB concerns) eligible under the WOSB Program on a sole source basis before considering small business set-asides provided none of the exclusions at 19.1504 apply and--
(1) The acquisition is assigned a NAICS code in which SBA has determined that WOSB concerns are substantially underrepresented in Federal procurement;
(2) The contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that offers would be received from two or more WOSB concerns (including EDWOSB concerns); and
(c) In order to do a sole source for either WOSB or EDWOSB, the anticipated award price of the contract, including options, will not exceed $6.5 million for a requirement within the NAICS codes for manufacturing; or
$4 million for a requirement within any other NAICS codes. The EDWOSB concern or WOSB concern must be determined to be a responsible contractor with respect to performance and the award can be made at a fair and reasonable price.
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