48 C.F.R. Subpart 619.7—The Small Business Subcontracting Program


Title 48 - Federal Acquisition Regulations System


Title 48: Federal Acquisition Regulations System
PART 619—SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS

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Subpart 619.7—The Small Business Subcontracting Program

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

619.705-1   General support of the program.

It is the Department's policy to incorporate its current fiscal year goals as negotiated with the SBA into all pertinent Department solicitations, in addition to the standard subcontract clauses. Incorporation of the goals does not require that large prime contractors must subcontract, but does require that to the extent they plan to subcontract, specific goals be established for doing business with small, small disadvantaged, women-owned small, HUBZone small, veteran-owned small, and service-disabled veteran-owned small business firms. Where funds are available, an incentive clause such as that found in FAR 52.219–10, Incentive Subcontracting Program, is encouraged.

[69 FR 19335, Apr. 13, 2004]

619.705-3   Preparing the solicitation.

To further promote the use of small, disadvantaged, women-owned small, HUBZone small, veteran-owned small, and service-disabled veteran-owned small business firms by large prime contractors, contracting officers are encouraged to consider the adequacy of the subcontracting plans, and/or past performance in achieving negotiated subcontract goals, as part of the overall evaluation of the technical proposals.

[69 FR 19335, Apr. 13, 2004]

619.705-4   Reviewing the subcontracting plan.

A/SDBU shall review subcontracting plans to determine if small, small disadvantaged, women-owned small, HUBZone small, veteran-owned small, and service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns are afforded the maximum practicable opportunity to participate as subcontractors. A/SDBU shall recommend to the contracting officer changes needed to subcontracting plans found to be deficient.

[69 FR 19335, Apr. 13, 2004]

619.705-6   Postaward responsibilities of the contracting officer.

619.705-6-70   Reporting responsibilities.

(a) The contracting officer shall forward to the A/SDBU Operations Director a copy of each subcontracting plan that was incorporated into a contract or contract modification. Each contracting activity shall maintain a list of its active prime contracts that contain subcontracting plans.

(b) Contracting officers shall collect subcontracting data from contractors required to establish subcontracting plans in support of small, small disadvantaged, women-owned small, HUBZone small, veteran-owned small, and service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns. This data shall be collected annually and semiannually, using Standard Form 295, Summary Subcontracting Report, for the annual submissions, and Standard Form 294, Subcontracting Report for Individual Contracts, for the semiannual submissions. The head of the contracting activity shall forward these reports to the A/SDBU Operations Director, not later than the 30th day of the month following the close of the reporting period.

[53 FR 26170, July 11, 1988, as amended at 59 FR 66760, Dec. 28, 1994; 69 FR 19335, Apr. 13, 2004]

619.708-70   Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.

The contracting officer shall insert a provision substantially the same as the provision at 652.219–70, Department of State Subcontracting Goals, in solicitations whenever the clause at FAR 52.219–9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan, is used.

[59 FR 66760, Dec. 28, 1994, as amended at 69 FR 19335, Apr. 13, 2004]

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