# 519.502-70 Review of non-set-aside determinations.

1. (a) General. GSA Form 2689, Small Business Analysis Record.

   1. (1) The GSA Form 2689 is used to–

      1. (i) 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

      2. (ii) Document that small businesses received maximum practicable opportunity to participate in a proposed acquisition.

   2. (2) 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.

   3. (3) The contracting officer shall include all pertinent documents with the GSA Form 2689 to support the proposed acquisition strategy (i.e., Dynamic Small Business Search results, responses to Federal Business Opportunity sources sought notice, performance work statement, statement of work, sole source justification, consolidation or bundling determination, business case, etc.).

   4. (4) The contracting officer shall record the justification and rationale for the determined acquisition strategy on the GSA Form 2689.

2. (b) Consolidated or Bundled Acquisitions. 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.

3. (c) Orders.

   1. (1) 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).

   2. (2) 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.

4. (d) Acquisitions at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT).

   1. (1) 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).

   2. (2) The GSA Form 2689 does not require SBTA or SBA PCR review or signature when documenting market research.

5. (e) Acquisitions expected to exceed the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT). The GSA Form 2689 is required for acquisitions expected to exceed the SAT when—

   1. (1) 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

   2. (2) A determination is made to utilize full and open competition.

6. (f) Exceptions. The GSA Form 2689 is not required for—

   1. (1) Acquisitions with mandatory sources (see FAR 8.002 and 8.003);

   2. (2) Acquisitions, including contracts, orders, and BPAs, that have been set aside for a small business program specified in FAR 19.203 (e.g. 8(a), HUB-Zone, WOSB, or SDVOSB) unless consolidated, bundled or substantially bundled; or

   3. (3) Orders or BPAs under $6 million, unless consolidated, bundled or substantially bundled (see paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subsection).

7. (g) GSA Form 2689 Requirement Conditions.

   1. (1) General. The following table is a reference to determine when the GSA Form 2689 is required for completion and submission.

   2. (2) Instructions. The table has an order of precedence.

      1. (i) Review the “Contract Vehicle Conditions” column in numerical order.

      2. (ii) Once a condition applies to the acquisition, the applicability of the form will be identified in the “GSA Form 2689 Required?” column.

      3. (iii) Once a condition applies to the acquisition, further conditions down the table do not apply.

         Contract Vehicle Conditions | GSA Form 2689 Required? | Rationale
         --- | --- | ---
         (A) Any acquisition from mandatory sources | Not Required | GSAM 519.502-70(f)(1) Mandatory Sources FAR 8.002(a)(1)(iv) (Supplies) FAR 8.002(a)(2)(i) (Services) FAR 8.003
         (B) Acquisitions, including contracts or orders that meet the definition of consolidation, bundling or substantial bundling (FAR 2.101 and 7.107-4). | Required at any estimated total contract value | GSAM 519.502-70(b)
         (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) | Not Required | GSAM 519.502-70(f)(2)
         (D) Orders and BPAs, including BPA call orders, against Multiple-Award contracts (see FAR 2.101) | 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 | GSAM 519.502-70(c) Set-aside is discretionary FAR 8.405-5(a) FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F)
         (E) Contracts under the SAT | Not Required but encouraged to use the form as a market research tool | GSAM 519.502-70(d)
         (F) Contracts over the SAT and set-aside for 8(a), HUB-Zone, WOSB, or SDVOSB | Not Required | GSAM 519.502-70(f)(2) FAR 19.203(a)
         (G) Contracts over the SAT and set aside for small business, but NOT set-aside for 8(a), HUB-Zone, WOSB, or SDVOSB | Required | GSAM 519.502-70(e)(1) FAR 19.203(c)
         (H) Contracts over the SAT and not set-aside (i.e. full and open competition | Required | GSAM 519.502-70(e)(2)

8. (h) GSA Form 2689 Concurrence and Time-frames.

   1. (1) 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.

      Thresholds | SBTA Concurrence | SBA PCR Concurrence | AA OSBU Concurrence | Review Time-frame
      --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
      Less than SAT | Not Required, unless an exception in 519.502-70(h)(2) applies | Not Required, unless an exception in 519.502-70(h)(2) applies | Not Required, unless an exception in 519.502-70(h)(2) applies | Not Applicable
      Equal to or greater than SAT and less than $50M | Required | Required | Not Required, unless an exception in 519.502-70(h)(2) applies | Within 5 business days following the day of receipt
      Equal to or greater than $50M | Required | Required | Required | 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 OSBU)

   2. (2) 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:

      1. (i) Complex, critical to agency strategic objectives and mission, highly visible or politically sensitive.

      2. (ii) Acquisitions that will be performed in more than one region.

   3. (3) The SBTA is responsible to follow-up with the SBA PCR and inform the contracting officer.

   4. (4) 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.

   5. (5) If a response is not received from the SBA PCR, the SBTA must elevate within OSBU for resolution at osbu_review_concurrence@gsa.gov.

   6. (6) 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 OSBU for resolution at osbu_review_concurrence@gsa.gov.

   7. (7) 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.

9. (i) 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.

10. (j) Resolving disagreements. The HCA (see GSAM 502.101), 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.