PART 1005—PUBLICIZING CONTRACT ACTIONS
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Subpart 1005.2—Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions
1005.202 Exceptions.
Authority: 41 U.S.C. 418(b) (a) and (b).
Source: 68 FR 39855, July 3, 2003, unless otherwise noted.
Subpart 1005.2—Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions
(b)(1) The Office of Federal Procurement Policy and the Small Business Administration have extended the Pilot Program on Acquisition of Services from Small Businesses. It allows for a waiver of the synopsis requirement for services from competitive small businesses between $25,000 and $100,000. Contracting officers may waive the synopsis requirement after determining the following:
(1) Acquisitions covered by the waiver are for services (excluding those exempted from set-asides under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program) in amounts over $25,000, but not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold ($100,000), of which supply items are expected to constitute less than 20 percent of the value of the contract;
(ii) The covered acquisitions will be set-aside for small businesses;
(iii) Quotes or offers for covered acquisitions will be solicited and obtained from a minimum of five small business concerns;
(iv) The Procurement Marketing and Access Network (PRO-Net) will be used to identify and solicit bids from a minimum of five small businesses; and
(v) If practicable, two sources not included in the previous solicitation for the same services will be solicited.
