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DLAD PART 19 – SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS



PART 19 – SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS

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19.001 Definitions.

SUBPART 19.1 – SIZE STANDARDS

19.102 Size standards.

SUBPART 19.2 – POLICIES

19.201 General policy.

19.202-1 Encouraging small business participation in acquisitions.

SUBPART 19.3 – DETERMINATION OF STATUS AS A SMALL BUSINESS, HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS, OR SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS CONCERN

19.307 Solicitation provisions.

SUBPART 19.5 – SET-ASIDES FOR SMALL BUSINESS

19.502-1 Requirements for setting aside acquisitions.

19.502-3 Partial set-asides.

19.503 Setting aside a class of acquisitions for small business.

19.505 Rejecting Small Business Administration recommendations.

19.508 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.

SUBPART 19.6 – CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY AND DETERMINATIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY.

19.602 Procedures.

19.602-1 Referral.

19.602-3 Resolving differences between the Agency and the Small Business Administration.

19.602-4 Awarding the contract.

SUBPART 19.7 – THE SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PROGRAMS

19.705-4 Reviewing the subcontracting plan.

19.790 Responsibility for reviewing the subcontracting program.

SUBPART 19.8 – CONTRACTING WITH THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (THE 8(a) PROGRAM)

19.803 Selecting acquisitions for the 8(a) program.

19.804-2 Agency offering.

19.804-90 Withdrawal of requirements.

19.806 Pricing the 8(a) contract.

19.807 Estimating the fair market price.

19.809 Preaward considerations.

19.812 Contract administration.

SUBPART 19.14 – SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS PROCUREMENT PROGRAM

19.1405 Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) set-aside procedures.

19.1406 Sole source awards to service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) concerns.

[SUBPART 19.70 – [RESERVED]

SUBPART 19.71 – PILOT MENTOR-PROTEGE PROGRAM

19.7100 Scope.

SUBPART 19.72 – [RESERVED]

SUBPART 19.90 – DLA MENTORING BUSINESS AGREEMENTS (MBA) PROGRAM

19.9001 General.

19.9002 Policy.

19.9003 Scope.

19.9004 Purpose and approach.

19.9005 Contracting officer responsibilities and program considerations.

19.9006 Reporting.

19.9007 Solicitation provision and contract clause.

19.001 Definitions.

"Fair market price" as defined in the FAR is a price DLA would expect to pay under "normal competitive conditions," which means under full and open competitive conditions (without a reservation, set-aside, preference, or the like).

SUBPART 19.1 – SIZE STANDARDS

19.102 Size standards.

SUBPART 19.2 – POLICIES

19.201 General policy.

19.202-1 Encouraging small business participation in acquisitions.

SUBPART 19.3 – DETERMINATION OF STATUS AS A SMALL BUSINESS, HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS, OR SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS CONCERN

19.307 Solicitation provisions.

SUBPART 19.5 – SET-ASIDES FOR SMALL BUSINESS

19.502-1 Requirements for setting aside acquisitions.

19.502-3(90) Partial small business set-asides.

Use 52.219-9017, Small Business Set-Aside Portion – Equal, in solicitations involving partial small business set-asides. See FAR 19.502-3. Use the base provision for solicitations involving partial small business set-asides when the set-aside portion is equal to the unrestricted portion. Use 52.219-9017 Alternate I, Small Business Set-Aside Portion – Unequal, when the partial small business set-aside portion differs from the partial non-set-aside portion.

19.503 Setting aside a class of acquisitions for small business.

19.505 Rejecting Small Business Administration recommendations.

19.508 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.

19.590 Cascading/combined set-aside logic clauses for Business Systems Modernization (BSM) applications and legacy systems having the capability to apply “cascading logic.”

SUBPART 19.6 – CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY

19.602 Procedures.

19.602-1 Referral.

19.602-3 Resolving differences between the Agency and the Small Business Administration (SBA).

19.602-4 Awarding the contract.

SUBPART 19.7 – THE SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PROGRAM

19.705 Responsibilities of the contracting officer under the subcontracting assistance program.

19.705-2 Determining the need for a subcontracting plan.

Use clause 52.219-9018, Notification of Subcontracting Plan, in solicitations and awards estimated to exceed $650,000 (inclusive of option value) except solicitations set-aside for small business concerns; or when requirements is to be acquired through the Section 8(a) program; or in accordance with FAR 19.705-2 (c) where the determination has been made that there are no subcontracting possibilities.

19.705-4 Reviewing the subcontracting plan.

19.790 Responsibility for reviewing the subcontracting program.

When administration of contracts containing the Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Women-Owned Small Business Subcontracting Plan clause is retained by the contracting office, the procedures in 42.202(e)(90) apply.

SUBPART 19.8 – CONTRACTING WITH THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (THE 8(a) PROGRAM)

19.803 Selecting acquisitions for the 8(a) program.

19.804-2 Agency offering.

19.804-90 Withdrawal of requirements.

19.806 Pricing the 8(a) contract.

19.807 Estimating fair market price.

19.809 Preaward considerations.

A contracting officer intending to award a contract to an 8(a) program participant shall independently determine the responsibility of the firm in accordance with the guidance contained in FAR, DFARS, and DLAD Subpart 9.1 whenever there is any question of the concern’s ability to perform the contract. This may include conduct of a preaward survey, as appropriate. Negative or inconclusive responsibility determination results for an 8(a) program participant shall be referred to the SBA for Certificate of Competency consideration; see FAR, DFARS and DLAD Subpart 19.6. Notwithstanding this determination, the SBA remains the prime contractor on all 8(a) contracts, and continues to determine eligibility of such concerns for contract award. See DFARS 219.800.

19.812 Contract administration.

SUBPART 19.14 – SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS PROCUREMENT PROGRAM

19.1405 Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) set-aside procedures.

19.1406 Sole source awards to service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) concerns.

SUBPART 19.71 – PILOT MENTOR-PROTEGE PROGRAM

19.7100 Scope.

The Mentoring Business Agreements (MBA) Program (see Subpart 19.90, below) is a DLA variation on the DoD Pilot Mentor-Protege Program, which was established under Section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510), as amended. The DLA program is not intended to supersede the DoD program.

SUBPART 19.90 – DLA MENTORING BUSINESS AGREEMENTS (MBA) PROGRAM

19.9001 General.

The Mentoring Business Agreements (MBA) Program is a DLA variation on the DoD Pilot Mentor-Protege Program (although it does not supersede the latter). Under the DLA Program, experienced (generally large business) entities serve as mentors to selected proteges in reciprocally rewarding relationships. The protege is ordinarily a small, small disadvantaged, or women-owned small business; however, it may also be a “AbilityOne”, (formerly called Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act (“JWOD”))-qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or other severely disabled, approved by the Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled. This Agency program differs from the DoD Mentor-Protege Program in that it:

19.9002 Policy.

Through the DLA MBA Program, experienced prime contractors (large or small, including “AbilityOne” entities) extend developmental assistance, with Government encouragement, to small, small disadvantaged, and women-owned small businesses or “AbilityOne” entities in return for the recipient's providing value-added services and/or products. The mentor provides the benefit of its managerial expertise, technical capabilities, market knowledge and penetration, and economies of scale. The protege provides a distinctive proficiency or capability (such as a specialized product, service, or, potentially, admission into its own market) which supports the mentor's business objectives.

19.9003 Scope.

Contractor participation in the DLA MBA Program shall be the focus of an evaluation factor to be included in all solicitations or other announcements for long-term contracting arrangements expected to exceed $500,000. This requirement shall not be mandatory for contracts for commercial items, unless logistics services in support of those items are also being acquired under the same contract. Any other exception to this requirement must be approved by the chief of the contracting office, without power of delegation. An explanation for the exception must be included in the solicitation file, and a copy must accompany the report required in 19.9006(e). Inclusion of the program coverage in solicitations below $500,000, though optional, is encouraged in all appropriate circumstances.

19.9004 Purpose and approach.

19.9005 Contracting officer responsibilities and program considerations.

19.9006 Reporting.

19.9007 Solicitation provision and contract clause.

A provision substantially the same as the one at 52.219-9002 shall be inserted in all solicitations meeting the criteria in 19.9003, above. Additionally, a clause substantially the same as the one at 52.219-9003 shall be included in all solicitations and contracts containing provision 52.219-9002.

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