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         <ph class="- topic/ph " props="autonumber">542.1203</ph> Processing agreements.</title>
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			      <p class="- topic/p ">Contracting officers should process agreements as soon as a complete package has been received from the contractor. If the proposed successor is a large business and the contract was originally awarded under a small business set-aside, the contracting officer shall—</p>
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                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(a)</ph> Notify and solicit comments from the SBTA (see FAR 42.1203(b) and (c)); and</p>
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                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(b)</ph>  Not recognize the proposed successor if—</p>
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                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(1)</ph>  The conclusion is that the transaction is intended to circumvent the requirements and objectives of the small business program; or</p>
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                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(2)</ph>  If a MAS contract is involved and other MAS small business contracts exist for the same special item number(s); and</p>
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                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(c)</ph>  Cancel the set-aside items if a MAS contract is involved and the contract has both set-aside and non-set-aside special item numbers, then process the novation request for the non-set-aside items.</p>
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