48 C.F.R. PART 319—SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS
Title 48 - Federal Acquisition Regulations System
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 40 U.S.C. 486(c).
Source: 66 FR 4244, Jan. 17, 2001, unless otherwise noted.
(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) at the OPDIV Level. Appointments, and termination of appointments, shall be made in writing by the head of the OPDIV after consultation and concurrence by the Director, OSDBU. The small business specialist shall be responsible directly to the appointing authority and shall be at an organizational level outside the direct acquisition chain of command, i.e., should report directly to the head of the OPDIV or designee. The Director, OSDBU will exercise functional management authority over small business specialists regarding the small business programs. (2) The head of each OPDIV shall appoint a qualified full-time small business specialist (SBS) 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 and Prevention (CDCP), and Program Support Center (PSC). A SBS shall also be appointed for the Office of the Secretary (OS). As deemed necessary, additional small business specialists may be appointed in larger contracting activities. When the volume of contracting does not warrant assignment of a full-time SBS, an individual shall be appointed as the specialist on a part-time basis. The responsibilities of this assignment shall take precedence over other responsibilities. (d) Subsequent to the contracting officer's recommendation on Form HHS653, Small Business Set-Aside Review Form, the SBS shall review each proposed acquisition and either concur or non-concur with the contracting officer's recommendation. If the contracting officer disapproves the SBS'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. (d) Immediately upon notice from the contracting officer, the SBS shall provide telephone notification regarding all set-aside withdrawals to the OSDBU Director. (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.
Title 48: Federal Acquisition Regulations System
PART 319—SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS
Section Contents
319.201 General policy.
319.501 General.
319.506 Withdrawing or modifying set-asides.
319.705 Responsibilities of the contracting officer under the subcontracting assistance program.
319.705-5 Awards involving subcontracting plans.
Subpart 319.2—Policies
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319.201 General policy.
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Subpart 319.5—Set-Asides For Small Business
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319.501 General.
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319.506 Withdrawing or modifying set-asides.
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Subpart 319.7—Subcontracting With Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business and Women-Owned Small Business Concerns
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319.705 Responsibilities of the contracting officer under the subcontracting assistance program.
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319.705-5 Awards involving subcontracting plans.
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