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         <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">219.800</ph> General.</title>
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         <p outputclass="List1" class="- topic/p ">(a)  By Partnership Agreement (PA) between the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Department of Defense (DoD), the SBA has delegated to the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment) its authority under paragraph 8(a)(1)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)) to enter into 8(a) prime contracts, and its authority under 8(a)(1)(B) of the Small Business Act to award the performance of those contracts to eligible 8(a) Program participants.  However, the SBA remains the prime contractor on all 8(a) contracts, continues to determine eligibility of concerns for contract award, and retains appeal rights under FAR 19.810.  The SBA delegates only the authority to sign contracts on its behalf.  Consistent with the provisions of the PA, this authority is hereby redelegated to DoD contracting officers.  A copy of the PA, which includes the PA’s expiration date, is available at PGI 
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         <p outputclass="List1" class="- topic/p ">(b)  Contracts awarded under the PA may be awarded directly to the 8(a) participant on either a sole source or competitive basis.  An SBA signature on the contract is not required.</p>
         <p outputclass="List1" class="- topic/p ">(c)  Notwithstanding the PA, the contracting officer may elect to award a contract pursuant to the provisions of FAR Subpart 19.8.</p>
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