DFARS 219.502-2 Total Small business set-asides
Subsection Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Facts
- Citation
- DFARS 219.502-2
- Type
- Subsection
- Supplements
- FAR 19.502-2 Total small business set-asides
- Last amended
- 90 FR 41483 Effective Oct 1, 2025
- Text as of
- DFARS Change May 7, 2026
- Official text
- acquisition.gov
Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this subsection.
Text
Unless the contracting officer determines that the criteria for set-aside cannot be met, set aside for small business concerns acquisitions for—
(1) Construction, including maintenance and repairs, under $3.5 million;
(2) Dredging under $2 million; and
(3) Architect-engineer services for military construction or family housing projects under $1 million (10 U.S.C. 2855).
Federal Register history
Quick answers
What is DFARS 219.502-2?
DFARS 219.502-2 is a subsection of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "Total Small business set-asides".
When was DFARS 219.502-2 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds (DFARS Case 2024-D002)" (90 FR 41483), published Aug 25, 2025 and effective Oct 1, 2025.
Are changes to DFARS 219.502-2 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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