FAR 19.1306 HUBZone sole-source awards
Section Federal Acquisition Regulation
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 19.1306
- Type
- Section
- Last amended
- 90 FR 41872 Effective Oct 1, 2025
- Text as of
- FAC 2026-01
- Official text
- acquisition.gov
Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this section.
Text
(a) A contracting officer shall consider a contract award to a HUBZone small business concern on a sole-source basis (see 6.302-5(b)(5)) before considering a small business set-aside (see 19.203 and subpart 19.5), provided none of the exclusions at 19.1304 apply; and-
(1) The contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that offers would be received from two or more HUBZone small business concerns;
(2) The anticipated price of the contract, including options, will not exceed-
(i) $8.5 million for a requirement within the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes for manufacturing; or
(ii) $5.5 million for a requirement within all other NAICS codes;
(3) The requirement is not currently being performed by an 8(a) participant under the provisions of subpart 19.8 or has been accepted as a requirement by SBA under subpart 19.8;
- (4) The HUBZone small business concern has been determined to be a responsible contractor with respect to performance; and
(5) Award can be made at a fair and reasonable price.
(b) The SBA has the right to appeal the contracting officer’s decision not to make a HUBZone sole-source award (see 13 CFR 126.610).
Federal Register history
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Sections cited
- FAR 6.302-5(b)(5) Authorized or required by statute
- FAR 19.203 Relationship among small business programs
- FAR Subpart 19.5 Small Business Total Set-Asides, Partial Set-Asides, and Reserves
- FAR 19.1304 Exclusions
- FAR Subpart 19.8 Contracting with the Small Business Administration (The 8(a) Program)
Quick answers
What is FAR 19.1306?
FAR 19.1306 is a section of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "HUBZone sole-source awards".
When was FAR 19.1306 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds" (90 FR 41872), published Aug 27, 2025 and effective Oct 1, 2025.
Are changes to FAR 19.1306 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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