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         <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">519.870-1</ph> Authority and applicability.</title>
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                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(a)</ph>
                  
                  
                   In accordance with FAR 19.800(f),
GSA obtained a delegation from SBA permitting direct 8(a) contracting
as documented through GSA’s Partnership Agreement. The current Partnership
Agreement can be found on GSA's
Acquisition Portal at <xref href="https://insite.gsa.gov/acquisitionportal"
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                        scope="external"
                        class="- topic/xref ">https://insite.gsa.gov/acquisitionportal</xref>.
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                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(b)</ph>
                  
                  
                    This
authority applies to all 8(a)acquisitions conducted byGSA. It does
not apply to the multiple award schedule program.</p>
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