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DARS PART 10 – MARKET RESEARCH



PART 10 -- MARKET RESEARCH

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10.001 Policy

210.001 Policy

10.002 Procedures

PART 10 – MARKET RESEARCH

10.001 Policy.

(b) All Requests for Information (RFI) for acquisitions with an estimated value exceeding $5M, shall be forwarded to OSBP for review to ensure potential sources are not requested to submit more than the minimum information necessary.

210.001 Policy.

(a)(ii)(B) The program office or the requiring activity must address whether the acquisition can be set-aside for small businesses and if not, why not, in the Market Research Report. The Contracting Officer (KO) will use the results of the market research to determine whether the criteria are met for setting aside the acquisition for small business or, for a task or delivery order, whether there are a sufficient number of qualified small business concerns available to justify limiting competition under the terms of the contract.

(S-90) The KO will document and attach the results of a query of the SBA Dynamic Small Business Search tool at http://dsbs.sba.gov/dsbs/search/dsp_dsbs.cfm to the Market Research Report and forward with the DD Form 2579 to OSBP for review (See DARS 19.201 (S-92) (c)).

(S-91) The KO will certify by signature on the Market Research Report whether the market research results support setting aside the acquisition and that the set-aside recommendation be included in the applicable acquisition planning documentation. If the market research results do not support a set-aside, the KO will certify there are not 2 or more small businesses from any targeted socio-economic group with the needed capability, the acquisition is not appropriate for some type of small business sole source procurement, and a full and open competition is anticipated.

10.002 Procedures.

(b)(1) The KO’s discretion to use of market research conducted within 18 months before award is limited to task orders or delivery orders only.

(S-90) Except for the issuance of "sources sought" synopsis, market research is primarily the responsibility of the program office or the requiring activity. Requirement statements must reflect any available commercial solutions. Requirement personnel and KOs must jointly gather market data needed to make decisions. Market research documentation must be complete, not more than 12 months old and provided as part of the requisition package. Contract actions awarded above the simplified acquisition threshold shall include documentation that market research was conducted.

(S-91) The Market Research Report template is located at the DISA Contracting and Acquisition Templates, Samples, and Guides website.

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