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HHSAR PART 319--SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS


PART 319--SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS


PART 319--SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS

Subpart 319.2--Policies

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319.201 General policy.

Subpart 319.5--Set-Asides for Small Business

319.501 General.

319.506 Withdrawing or modifying set-asides.

Subpart 319.7--Subcontracting with Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business and Women-Owned Small Business Concerns

319.705 Responsibilities of the contracting officer under the subcontracting assistance program.

319.705-5 Awards involving subcontracting plans.

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 40 U.S.C. 486(c).

Subpart 319.2--Policies

319.201 General policy.

(d) The functional management responsibilities for the Department's Small Business Program, (small, HUBZone, small disadvantaged, and women-owned small business programs) are delegated to the Director of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU).

(e) (1) The Department’s Small Business Program shall be carried out by appointed small business specialists (SBS) co-located within the OPDIVs. Appointments, and termination of appointments, shall be made in writing by the Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU). The Director, OSDBU, will exercise full management authority over small business specialists.

(2) One or more qualified SBS shall be appointed in the following activities: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Indian Health Service (IHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Program Support Center (PSC), and the Office of the Secretary (OS).

Subpart 319.5--Set-Asides For Small Business

319.501 General.

(e) Subsequent to the Contracting Officer’s recommendation on Form HHS 653, Small Business Set-Aside Review Form, the SBS shall review each proposed acquisition strategy and either concur or non-concur with the Contracting Officer’s recommendation. The Small Business Administration’s Procurement Center Representative (SBA/PCR) shall also review the acquisition strategy and either concur or non-concur with the Contracting Officer’s recommendation. If the Contracting Officer disapproves the SBS’s and/or the SBA PCR’s set-aside recommendation, the reasons must be documented on the Form HHS 653, and the form placed in the contract file. The Contracting Officer will make the final determination as to whether the proposed acquisition will be set-aside or not.

319.506 Withdrawing or modifying set-asides.

(d) Immediately upon notice from the contracting officer, the SBS shall provide telephone notification regarding all set-aside withdrawals to the OSDBU Director.

Subpart 319.7--Subcontracting with Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business and Women-Owned Small Business Concerns

319.705 Responsibilities of the contracting officer under the subcontracting assistance program.

319.705-5 Awards involving subcontracting plans.

(a)(3) The SBA PCR shall be allowed a period of one to five working days to review the contract award package, depending upon the circumstances and complexity of the individual acquisition.

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