FAR 19.doc

After review of FAR 19.201 indicates that the Coast Guard should have set-aside this procurement to a HUBZONE. It is determine that that this procurement shall be set aside for HUBZONE small business concerns. The clauses 52.219-3 is incorporated as 52.219-3 – Notice of Total HUBZone Set-Aside.

As prescribed in 19.1308(a), insert the following clause:

Notice of Total HUBZone Set-Aside (Jan 1999)

(a) Definition. HUBZone small business concern, as used in this clause, means a small business concern that appears on the list of Qualified HUBZone Small Business Concerns maintained by the Small Business Administration.

(b) General.

(1) Offers are solicited only from HUBZone small business concerns. Offers received from concerns that are not HUBZone small business concerns shall not be considered.

(2) Any award resulting from this solicitation will be made to a HUBZone small business concern.

(c) Agreement. A HUBZone small business concern agrees that in the performance of the contract, in the case of a contract for—

(1) Services (except construction), at least 50 percent of the cost of personnel for contract performance will be spent for employees of the concern or employees of other HUBZone small business concerns;

(2) Supplies (other than acquisition from a nonmanufacturer of the supplies), at least 50 percent of the cost of manufacturing, excluding the cost of materials, will be performed by the concern or other HUBZone small business concerns;

(3) General construction, at least 15 percent of the cost of the contract performance incurred for personnel will be spent on the concern’s employees or the employees of other HUBZone small business concerns; or

(4) Construction by special trade contractors, at least 25 percent of the cost of the contract performance incurred for personnel will be spent on the concern’s employees or the employees of other HUBZone small business concerns.

(d) A HUBZone joint venture agrees that, in the performance of the contract, the applicable percentage specified in paragraph (c) of this clause will be performed by the HUBZone small business participant or participants.

(e) A HUBZone small business concern nonmanufacturer agrees to furnish in a performing this contract only end items manufactured or produced by HUBZone small business manufacturer concerns. This paragraph does not apply in connection with construction or service contracts.

(End of clause)

D. All other terms and conditions of this solicitation remain unchanged.