PART 1319 - SMALL BUSINESS AND SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS CONCERNS
Subpart 1319.2 - Policies
1319.202-2 Locating small business sources.
Subpart 1319.70 - Contracting Opportunities for Women-Owned Small Businesses
1319.7002 Source identification and solicitation.
1319.7003 Subcontracting opportunities.
1319.202-2 Locating small business sources.
(b) The contracting officer shall send a copy of the requisition form for all procurement actions expected to exceed $500,000 ($1,000,000 for construction) to the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, as promptly after receipt as possible. The Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization shall review the procurement actions and recommend action to the contracting officer. Orders under GSA schedule contracts, orders under Department or Government-wide indefinite delivery contracts, or actions within the scope of the changes, value engineering, or similar contract clauses are exempt from the requirements of this subsection.
Subpart 1319.70 - Contracting Opportunities for Women-Owned Small Businesses
1319.7002 Source identification and solicitation.
(a) The contracting officer shall include women-owned small businesses on the mailing list for each solicitation which is expected to result in an award in excess of the small purchase dollar threshold whenever there are women-owned small businesses known to be potential suppliers.
1319.7003 Subcontracting opportunities.
(a) Contracting officers shall provide assistance to prime contractors to identify potential women-owned small businesses. Such assistance is intended to aid prime, contractors in placing a fair proportion of subcontracts with women owned small businesses.
(b)The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 1352.219-1, Women-Owned Small Business Sources, in solicitations and contracts where the clause prescribed by FAR 19.708(b) is required (see FAR 52.219-9).