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		    <title class="- topic/title ">
         <ph class="- topic/ph " props="autonumber">519.502-70</ph> Review of non-set-aside determinations.</title>
		    <conbody id="i1884590" class="- topic/body  concept/conbody ">
			      <ol id="d356e13" class="- topic/ol ">
				        <li class="- topic/li ">
					          <p id="d352e17" class="- topic/p ">
                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(a)</ph>
                  <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i "/>
                  <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">General</i>.
GSA Form 2689, Small Business Analysis Record.</p>
					          <ol id="d356e28" class="- topic/ol ">
						            <li class="- topic/li ">
							              <p id="d352e32" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(1)</ph>  The
GSA Form 2689 is used to–</p>
							              <ol id="d356e38" class="- topic/ol ">
								                <li class="- topic/li ">
									                  <p id="d352e42" class="- topic/p ">
                              <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(i)</ph>  Record evidence that
consideration has been given to small business, service-disabled
veteran-owned small business, HUB-Zone small business, small disadvantaged
business, women-owned small business, or 8(a) Business Development
Program participants; and</p>
								                </li>
								                <li class="- topic/li ">
									                  <p id="d352e51" class="- topic/p ">
                              <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(ii)</ph>  Document
that small businesses received maximum practicable opportunity to
participate in a proposed acquisition.</p>
								                </li>
							              </ol>
						            </li>
						            <li class="- topic/li ">
							              <p id="d352e62" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(2)</ph>  The
GSA Form 2689 may be used in place of a “Memo to File” when documenting
the requirement for market research and as a tool to assure maximum
practicable small business opportunity.</p>
						            </li>
						            <li class="- topic/li ">
							              <p id="d352e71" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(3)</ph>  The
contracting officer shall include all pertinent documents with the
GSA Form 2689 to support the proposed acquisition strategy (<i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">i.e.</i>,
Dynamic Small Business Search results, responses to System for Award Management
Contract Opportunities sources sought notice, performance work
statement, statement of work, sole source justification, consolidation
or bundling determination, business case, etc.).</p>
						            </li>
						            <li class="- topic/li ">
							              <p id="d352e80" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(4)</ph>  The
contracting officer shall record the justification and rationale
for the determined acquisition strategy on the GSA Form 2689.</p>
						            </li>
					          </ol>
				        </li>
				        <li class="- topic/li ">
					          <p id="d352e91" class="- topic/p ">
                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(b)</ph>
                  <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">Consolidated
or Bundled Acquisitions</i>. The GSA Form 2689 is required for acquisitions
when consolidation, bundling or substantial bundling (FAR 2.101
and 7.107-4) is contemplated regardless of estimated total contract
value.</p>
				        </li>
				        <li class="- topic/li ">
					          <p id="d352e103" class="- topic/p ">
                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(c)</ph>
                  <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">Orders</i>.</p>
					          <ol id="d356e112" class="- topic/ol ">
						            <li class="- topic/li ">
							              <p id="d352e116" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(1)</ph> The
GSA Form 2689 is required for orders and Blanket Purchase Agreements
(BPAs), including BPA orders, against Multiple-award Contracts (see
FAR 2.101) and expected to equal or exceed $6 million (see FAR 7.104(d)), unless
the contract, order or BPA is set aside for one of the small business
programs specified in FAR 19.203 (e.g. 8(a), HUB-Zone, WOSB, or
SDVOSB).</p>
						            </li>
						            <li class="- topic/li ">
							              <p id="d352e125" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(2)</ph> Orders
or BPAs against Multiple-award Contracts (see FAR 2.101) that are
less than $6 million do not require a GSA Form 2689, unless the
acquisition is consolidation, bundling or substantial bundling.</p>
						            </li>
					          </ol>
				        </li>
				        <li class="- topic/li ">
					          <p id="d352e136" class="- topic/p ">
                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(d)</ph>
                  <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">Acquisitions
at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT).</i>
                  <ol id="d356e144" class="- topic/ol ">
                     <li class="- topic/li ">
                        <p id="d352e148" class="- topic/p ">
                           <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(1)</ph> The
GSA Form 2689 is not required for acquisitions at or below the SAT,
unless the acquisition is consolidation, bundling or substantial
bundling. However, it may be used to document market research. Contracting
officers are encouraged to use the GSA Form 2689 to document any
determination to not use small business under the SAT in accordance
with FAR 19.502-2(a).</p>
                     </li>
                     <li class="- topic/li ">
                        <p id="d352e157" class="- topic/p ">
                           <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(2)</ph> The
GSA Form 2689 does not require SBTA or SBA PCR review or signature
when documenting market research.</p>
                     </li>
                  </ol>
               </p>
				        </li>
				        <li class="- topic/li ">
					          <p id="d352e169" class="- topic/p ">
                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(e)</ph>
                  <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">Acquisitions
expected to exceed the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT)</i>.
The GSA Form 2689 is required for acquisitions expected to exceed
the SAT when—</p>
					          <ol id="d356e178" class="- topic/ol ">
						            <li class="- topic/li ">
							              <p id="d352e182" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(1)</ph> A determination is made to set
aside for small business but not one of the small business programs
specified in FAR 19.203 (8(a), HUB-Zone, WOSB, or SDVOSB); or</p>
						            </li>
						            <li class="- topic/li ">
							              <p id="d352e191" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(2)</ph>  A
determination is made to utilize full and open competition.</p>
						            </li>
					          </ol>
				        </li>
				        <li class="- topic/li ">
					          <p id="d352e203" class="- topic/p ">
                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(f)</ph>
                  <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">Exceptions</i>.
The GSA Form 2689 is not required for—</p>
					          <ol id="d356e212" class="- topic/ol ">
						            <li class="- topic/li ">
							              <p id="d352e216" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(1)</ph> Acquisitions
with mandatory sources (see FAR 8.002 and 8.003);</p>
						            </li>
						            <li class="- topic/li ">
							              <p id="d352e225" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(2)</ph> Acquisitions,
including contracts, orders, and BPAs, that have been set aside
for a small business program specified in FAR 19.203 (<i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">e.g.</i>
8(a), HUB-Zone, WOSB, or SDVOSB) unless consolidated, bundled or
substantially bundled; or</p>
						            </li>
						            <li class="- topic/li ">
							              <p id="d352e237" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(3)</ph>  Orders
or BPAs under $6 million, unless consolidated, bundled or substantially
bundled (see paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subsection).</p>
						            </li>
					          </ol>
				        </li>
				        <li class="- topic/li ">
					          <p id="d352e248" class="- topic/p ">
                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(g)</ph>
                  <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">GSA
Form 2689 Requirement Conditions</i>.</p>
					          <ol id="d356e257" class="- topic/ol ">
						            <li class="- topic/li ">
							              <p id="d352e261" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(1)</ph>
                        <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">General</i>.
The following table is a reference to determine when the GSA Form
2689 is required for completion and submission.</p>
						            </li>
						            <li class="- topic/li ">
							              <p id="d352e273" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(2)</ph>
                        <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">Instructions</i>.
The table has an order of precedence.</p>
							              <ol id="d356e282" class="- topic/ol ">
								                <li class="- topic/li ">
									                  <p id="d352e286" class="- topic/p ">
                              <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(i)</ph>  Review
the “Contract Vehicle Conditions” column in numerical order.</p>
								                </li>
								                <li class="- topic/li ">
									                  <p id="d352e295" class="- topic/p ">
                              <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(ii)</ph>  Once
a condition applies to the acquisition, the applicability of the
form will be identified in the “GSA Form 2689 Required?” column.</p>
								                </li>
								                <li class="- topic/li ">
									                  <p id="d352e304" class="- topic/p ">
                              <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(iii)</ph>  Once
a condition applies to the acquisition, further conditions down
the table do not apply.</p>
									                  <table frame="all" colsep="1" rowsep="1" class="- topic/table ">
										                    <tgroup cols="3"
                                      colsep="1"
                                      rowsep="1"
                                      outputclass="Notitle_rule"
                                      class="- topic/tgroup ">
											                      <colspec colnum="1"
                                          colname="1"
                                          colwidth="37*"
                                          class="- topic/colspec "
                                          rowheader="headers"/>
											                      <colspec colnum="2"
                                          colname="2"
                                          colwidth="32*"
                                          class="- topic/colspec "
                                          rowheader="headers"/>
											                      <colspec colnum="3"
                                          colname="3"
                                          colwidth="32*"
                                          class="- topic/colspec "
                                          rowheader="headers"/>
											                      <thead class="- topic/thead ">
												                        <row rowsep="1" class="- topic/row ">
													                          <entry colname="1" class="- topic/entry ">
														                            <p outputclass="Ctr" class="- topic/p ">Contract Vehicle Conditions</p>
													                          </entry>
													                          <entry colname="2" class="- topic/entry ">
														                            <p outputclass="Ctr" class="- topic/p ">GSA Form 2689 Required?</p>
													                          </entry>
													                          <entry colname="3" class="- topic/entry ">
														                            <p outputclass="Ctr" class="- topic/p ">Rationale</p>
													                          </entry>
												                        </row>
											                      </thead>
											                      <tbody class="- topic/tbody ">
												                        <row rowsep="1" class="- topic/row ">
													                          <entry colname="1" class="- topic/entry ">
														                            <p id="d352e354" outputclass="List3" class="- topic/p ">(A) Any
acquisition from mandatory sources</p>
													                          </entry>
													                          <entry colname="2" class="- topic/entry ">
														                            <p class="- topic/p ">Not Required</p>
													                          </entry>
													                          <entry colname="3" class="- topic/entry ">
														                            <p class="- topic/p ">GSAM <xref href="#GSAM_519_502_70"
                                                   outputclass="fm:ParaNumOnly"
                                                   class="- topic/xref ">519.502-70</xref>(f)(1)</p>
														                            <p class="- topic/p "/>
														                            <p class="- topic/p ">Mandatory
Sources</p>
														                            <p class="- topic/p ">FAR 8.002(a)(1)(iv) (Supplies)</p>
														                            <p class="- topic/p ">FAR 8.002(a)(2)(i)
(Services)</p>
														                            <p class="- topic/p ">FAR 8.003</p>
													                          </entry>
												                        </row>
												                        <row rowsep="1" class="- topic/row ">
													                          <entry colname="1" class="- topic/entry ">
														                            <p id="d352e399" outputclass="List3" class="- topic/p ">(B)
Acquisitions, including contracts or orders that meet the definition of
consolidation, bundling or substantial bundling (FAR 2.101 and 7.107-4).</p>
													                          </entry>
													                          <entry colname="2" class="- topic/entry ">
														                            <p class="- topic/p ">Required at any estimated total contract value</p>
													                          </entry>
													                          <entry colname="3" class="- topic/entry ">
														                            <p class="- topic/p ">GSAM <xref href="#GSAM_519_502_70"
                                                   outputclass="fm:ParaNumOnly"
                                                   class="- topic/xref ">519.502-70</xref>(b)</p>
													                          </entry>
												                        </row>
												                        <row rowsep="1" class="- topic/row ">
													                          <entry colname="1" class="- topic/entry ">
														                            <p id="d352e429" outputclass="List3" class="- topic/p ">(C)
Acquisitions, including contracts, orders and BPAs, that have been
set aside for a small business program as specified in FAR 19.203
(e.g. 8(a), HUB-Zone, WOSB, or SDVOSB)</p>
													                          </entry>
													                          <entry colname="2" class="- topic/entry ">
														                            <p class="- topic/p ">Not Required</p>
													                          </entry>
													                          <entry colname="3" class="- topic/entry ">
														                            <p class="- topic/p ">GSAM <xref href="#GSAM_519_502_70"
                                                   outputclass="fm:ParaNumOnly"
                                                   class="- topic/xref ">519.502-70</xref>(f)(2)</p>
													                          </entry>
												                        </row>
												                        <row rowsep="1" class="- topic/row ">
													                          <entry colname="1" class="- topic/entry ">
														                            <p id="d352e459" outputclass="List3" class="- topic/p ">(D)
Orders and BPAs, including BPA call orders, against Multiple-Award
contracts (see FAR 2.101)</p>
													                          </entry>
													                          <entry colname="2" class="- topic/entry ">
														                            <p class="- topic/p ">Required if valued at $6M or more, unless
set-aside for small business programs as specified in FAR 19.203
(e.g. 8(a), HUB-Zone, WOSB, or SDVOSB) Not Required if under $6M</p>
													                          </entry>
													                          <entry colname="3" class="- topic/entry ">
														                            <p class="- topic/p ">GSAM <xref href="#GSAM_519_502_70"
                                                   outputclass="fm:ParaNumOnly"
                                                   class="- topic/xref ">519.502-70</xref>(c)</p>
														                            <p class="- topic/p "/>
														                            <p class="- topic/p ">Set-aside
is discretionary</p>
														                            <p class="- topic/p ">FAR 8.405-5(a)</p>
														                            <p class="- topic/p ">FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F)</p>
													                          </entry>
												                        </row>
												                        <row rowsep="1" class="- topic/row ">
													                          <entry colname="1" class="- topic/entry ">
														                            <p id="d352e500" outputclass="List3" class="- topic/p ">(E) Contracts
under the SAT</p>
													                          </entry>
													                          <entry colname="2" class="- topic/entry ">
														                            <p class="- topic/p ">Not Required but encouraged to use the form
as a market research tool</p>
													                          </entry>
													                          <entry colname="3" class="- topic/entry ">
														                            <p class="- topic/p ">GSAM <xref href="#GSAM_519_502_70"
                                                   outputclass="fm:ParaNumOnly"
                                                   class="- topic/xref ">519.502-70</xref>(d)</p>
													                          </entry>
												                        </row>
												                        <row rowsep="1" class="- topic/row ">
													                          <entry colname="1" class="- topic/entry ">
														                            <p id="d352e531" outputclass="List3" class="- topic/p ">(F) Contracts
over the SAT and set-aside for 8(a), HUB-Zone, WOSB, or SDVOSB</p>
													                          </entry>
													                          <entry colname="2" class="- topic/entry ">
														                            <p class="- topic/p ">Not Required</p>
													                          </entry>
													                          <entry colname="3" class="- topic/entry ">
														                            <p class="- topic/p ">GSAM <xref href="#GSAM_519_502_70"
                                                   outputclass="fm:ParaNumOnly"
                                                   class="- topic/xref ">519.502-70</xref>(f)(2)</p>
														                            <p class="- topic/p ">FAR
19.203(a)</p>
													                          </entry>
												                        </row>
												                        <row rowsep="1" class="- topic/row ">
													                          <entry colname="1" class="- topic/entry ">
														                            <p id="d352e564" outputclass="List3" class="- topic/p ">(G) Contracts
over the SAT and set aside for small business, but NOT set-aside
for 8(a), HUB-Zone, WOSB, or SDVOSB</p>
													                          </entry>
													                          <entry colname="2" class="- topic/entry ">
														                            <p class="- topic/p ">Required</p>
													                          </entry>
													                          <entry colname="3" class="- topic/entry ">
														                            <p class="- topic/p ">GSAM <xref href="#GSAM_519_502_70"
                                                   outputclass="fm:ParaNumOnly"
                                                   class="- topic/xref ">519.502-70</xref>(e)(1)</p>
														                            <p class="- topic/p ">FAR
19.203(c)</p>
													                          </entry>
												                        </row>
												                        <row rowsep="0" class="- topic/row ">
													                          <entry colname="1" class="- topic/entry ">
														                            <p id="d352e597" outputclass="List3" class="- topic/p ">(H) Contracts
over the SAT and not set-aside (<i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">i.e.</i> full and open competition</p>
													                          </entry>
													                          <entry colname="2" class="- topic/entry ">
														                            <p class="- topic/p ">Required</p>
													                          </entry>
													                          <entry colname="3" class="- topic/entry ">
														                            <p class="- topic/p ">GSAM <xref href="#GSAM_519_502_70"
                                                   outputclass="fm:ParaNumOnly"
                                                   class="- topic/xref ">519.502-70</xref>(e)(2)</p>
													                          </entry>
												                        </row>
											                      </tbody>
										                    </tgroup>
									                  </table>
								                </li>
							              </ol>
						            </li>
					          </ol>
				        </li>
				        <li class="- topic/li ">
					          <p id="d352e632" class="- topic/p ">
                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(h)</ph>
                  <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">GSA
Form 2689 Concurrence and Time-frames</i>.</p>
					          <ol id="d356e641" class="- topic/ol ">
						            <li class="- topic/li ">
							              <p id="d352e645" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(1)</ph>  Use
the guidance in paragraphs (c) through (g) to determine if a GSA
Form 2689 is required. If a GSA Form 2689 is required, then follow
the dollar value thresholds in the table below to determine the
level of concurrence for the form.</p>
							              <table frame="all" colsep="1" rowsep="1" class="- topic/table ">
								                <tgroup cols="5"
                                colsep="1"
                                rowsep="1"
                                outputclass="Notitle_rule"
                                class="- topic/tgroup ">
									                  <colspec colnum="1"
                                    colname="1"
                                    colwidth="22*"
                                    class="- topic/colspec "
                                    rowheader="headers"/>
									                  <colspec colnum="2"
                                    colname="2"
                                    colwidth="19*"
                                    class="- topic/colspec "
                                    rowheader="headers"/>
									                  <colspec colnum="3"
                                    colname="3"
                                    colwidth="19*"
                                    class="- topic/colspec "
                                    rowheader="headers"/>
									                  <colspec colnum="4"
                                    colname="4"
                                    colwidth="19*"
                                    class="- topic/colspec "
                                    rowheader="headers"/>
									                  <colspec colnum="5"
                                    colname="5"
                                    colwidth="19*"
                                    class="- topic/colspec "
                                    rowheader="headers"/>
									                  <thead class="- topic/thead ">
										                    <row rowsep="1" class="- topic/row ">
											                      <entry colname="1" class="- topic/entry ">
												                        <p outputclass="Ctr" class="- topic/p ">Thresholds</p>
											                      </entry>
											                      <entry colname="2" class="- topic/entry ">
												                        <p outputclass="Ctr" class="- topic/p ">SBTA Concurrence</p>
											                      </entry>
											                      <entry colname="3" class="- topic/entry ">
												                        <p outputclass="Ctr" class="- topic/p ">SBA PCR Concurrence</p>
											                      </entry>
											                      <entry colname="4" class="- topic/entry ">
												                        <p outputclass="Ctr" class="- topic/p ">AA OSDBU Concurrence</p>
											                      </entry>
											                      <entry colname="5" class="- topic/entry ">
												                        <p outputclass="Ctr" class="- topic/p ">Review Time-frame</p>
											                      </entry>
										                    </row>
									                  </thead>
									                  <tbody class="- topic/tbody ">
										                    <row rowsep="1" class="- topic/row ">
											                      <entry colname="1" class="- topic/entry ">
												                        <p class="- topic/p ">Less than SAT</p>
											                      </entry>
											                      <entry colname="2" class="- topic/entry ">
												                        <p class="- topic/p ">Not Required, unless an exception in <xref href="#GSAM_519_502_70"
                                             base="i1884588"
                                             outputclass="fm:ParaNumOnly"
                                             class="- topic/xref ">519.502-70</xref>(h)(2)
applies</p>
											                      </entry>
											                      <entry colname="3" class="- topic/entry ">
												                        <p class="- topic/p ">Not Required, unless an exception in <xref href="#GSAM_519_502_70"
                                             base="i1884588"
                                             outputclass="fm:ParaNumOnly"
                                             class="- topic/xref ">519.502-70</xref>(h)(2)
applies</p>
											                      </entry>
											                      <entry colname="4" class="- topic/entry ">
												                        <p class="- topic/p ">Not Required, unless an exception in <xref href="#GSAM_519_502_70"
                                             base="i1884588"
                                             outputclass="fm:ParaNumOnly"
                                             class="- topic/xref ">519.502-70</xref>(h)(2)
applies</p>
											                      </entry>
											                      <entry colname="5" class="- topic/entry ">
												                        <p class="- topic/p ">Not Applicable</p>
											                      </entry>
										                    </row>
										                    <row rowsep="1" class="- topic/row ">
											                      <entry colname="1" class="- topic/entry ">
												                        <p class="- topic/p ">Equal to or greater than SAT and less than
$50M</p>
											                      </entry>
											                      <entry colname="2" class="- topic/entry ">
												                        <p class="- topic/p ">Required</p>
											                      </entry>
											                      <entry colname="3" class="- topic/entry ">
												                        <p class="- topic/p ">Required</p>
											                      </entry>
											                      <entry colname="4" class="- topic/entry ">
												                        <p class="- topic/p ">Not Required, unless an exception in <xref href="#GSAM_519_502_70"
                                             base="i1884588"
                                             outputclass="fm:ParaNumOnly"
                                             class="- topic/xref ">519.502-70</xref>(h)(2)
applies</p>
											                      </entry>
											                      <entry colname="5" class="- topic/entry ">
												                        <p class="- topic/p ">Within 5 business days following the day
of receipt</p>
											                      </entry>
										                    </row>
										                    <row rowsep="0" class="- topic/row ">
											                      <entry colname="1" class="- topic/entry ">
												                        <p class="- topic/p ">Equal to or greater than $50M</p>
											                      </entry>
											                      <entry colname="2" class="- topic/entry ">
												                        <p class="- topic/p ">Required</p>
											                      </entry>
											                      <entry colname="3" class="- topic/entry ">
												                        <p class="- topic/p ">Required</p>
											                      </entry>
											                      <entry colname="4" class="- topic/entry ">
												                        <p class="- topic/p ">Required</p>
											                      </entry>
											                      <entry colname="5" class="- topic/entry ">
												                        <p class="- topic/p ">Within 10 business days following the day
of receipt (i.e. 5 business days total for the SBTA and SBA PCR
and 5 business days for AA OSDBU)</p>
											                      </entry>
										                    </row>
									                  </tbody>
								                </tgroup>
							              </table>
						            </li>
						            <li class="- topic/li ">
							              <p id="d352e809" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(2)</ph>  If
the acquisition meets one of the following criteria, the contracting
officer must obtain all concurrences of the GSA Form 2689 regardless
of the concurrence threshold:</p>
							              <ol id="d356e815" class="- topic/ol ">
								                <li class="- topic/li ">
									                  <p id="d352e819" class="- topic/p ">
                              <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(i)</ph>  Complex,
critical to agency strategic objectives and mission, highly visible
or politically sensitive.</p>
								                </li>
								                <li class="- topic/li ">
									                  <p id="d352e828" class="- topic/p ">
                              <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(ii)</ph>  Acquisitions
that will be performed in more than one region.</p>
								                </li>
							              </ol>
						            </li>
						            <li class="- topic/li ">
							              <p id="d352e839" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(3)</ph>  The
SBTA is responsible to follow-up with the SBA PCR and inform the
contracting officer.</p>
						            </li>
						            <li class="- topic/li ">
							              <p id="d352e848" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(4)</ph>  The
SBTA must request from the contracting officer an extension if concurrence
will not be met by the established time-frame as defined above in
the table.</p>
						            </li>
						            <li class="- topic/li ">
							              <p id="d352e857" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(5)</ph>  If
a response is not received from the SBA PCR, the SBTA must elevate
within OSDBU for resolution at <xref href="mailto:osdbu_review_concurrence@gsa.gov"
                              format="html"
                              scope="external"
                              class="- topic/xref ">osdbu_review_concurrence@gsa.gov</xref>.</p>
						            </li>
						            <li class="- topic/li ">
							              <p id="d352e872" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(6)</ph>  If
the contracting officer does not receive a response from the SBTA
within the established time-frames and the SBTA has been unresponsive
to the contracting officer’s inquiries, the contracting officer
should elevate within OSDBU for resolution at <xref href="mailto:osdbu_review_concurrence@gsa.gov"
                              format="html"
                              scope="external"
                              class="- topic/xref ">osdbu_review_concurrence@gsa.gov</xref>.</p>
						            </li>
						            <li class="- topic/li ">
							              <p id="d352e886" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(7)</ph>  If
a “Non-Concur” is received on the GSA Form 2689, the contracting
officer is required to re-submit for concurrence. The time-frame
for review is reset when the form is re-submitted.</p>
						            </li>
					          </ol>
				        </li>
				        <li class="- topic/li ">
					          <p id="d352e897" class="- topic/p ">
                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(i)</ph>  Disagreements.
If a reviewing official disagrees with the contracting officer’s
decision not to set aside an acquisition, the SBTA must provide
the contracting officer the rationale for the disagreement or provide
the contracting officer with additional small business sources that
are interested in and capable of fulfilling the requirement. Review
and consider any information provided by the SBTA before making
a decision.</p>
				        </li>
				        <li class="- topic/li ">
					          <p id="d352e906" class="- topic/p ">
                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(j)</ph>  Resolving
disagreements. The HCA (see GSAM <xref href="502.101.dita#GSAM_502_101"
                        outputclass="fm:ParaNumOnly"
                        class="- topic/xref ">502.101</xref>),
as delegated, in the applicable Central Office and/or Regional Service
resolves disagreements between the contracting officer and the SBTA.
To resolve disagreements with the SBA PCR, see FAR 19.505.</p>
				        </li>
			      </ol>
		    </conbody>
	  </concept>
</dita>
