FAR 19.202 Specific policies

Section Federal Acquisition Regulation

Facts

Citation: FAR 19.202
Type: Section
Last amended: 85 FR 11746 Effective Mar 30, 2020
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

In order to further the policy in 19.201 (a), contracting officers shall comply with the specific policies listed in this section and shall consider recommendations of the agency Director of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, or for the Department of Defense, the Director of the Office of Small Business Programs, or the Director’s designee, as to whether a particular acquisition should be awarded under subpart 19.5, 19.8, 19.13, 19.14, or 19.15. Agencies shall establish procedures including dollar thresholds for review of acquisitions by the Director or the Director's designee for the purpose of making these recommendations. The contracting officer shall document the contract file whenever the Director's recommendations are not accepted, in accordance with 19.506.

19.202-1 Encouraging small business participation in acquisitions
19.202-2 Locating small business sources
19.202-3 Equal low bids
19.202-4 Solicitation
19.202-5 Data collection and reporting requirements
19.202-6 Determination of fair market price

Federal Register history

Final rule	Published	Effective
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Set-Asides Under Multiple-Award Contracts 85 FR 11746 · FAC 2020-05	Feb 27, 2020	Mar 30, 2020
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program 76 FR 18304 · FAC 2005-51	Apr 1, 2011	Apr 1, 2011
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Socioeconomic Program Parity 76 FR 14566 · FAC 2005-50	Mar 16, 2011	Mar 16, 2011
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Contract Bundling 68 FR 60000 · FAC 2001-17	Oct 20, 2003	Oct 20, 2003

Sections cited

FAR 19.201(a) General policy
FAR Subpart 19.5 Small Business Total Set-Asides, Partial Set-Asides, and Reserves
FAR Subpart 19.8 Contracting with the Small Business Administration (The 8(a) Program)
FAR Subpart 19.13 Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Program
FAR Subpart 19.14 Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program
FAR Subpart 19.15 Women-Owned Small Business Program
FAR 19.506 Documentation requirements

Quick answers

What is FAR 19.202?

FAR 19.202 is a section of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Specific policies".

When was FAR 19.202 last changed?

The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation; Set-Asides Under Multiple-Award Contracts" (85 FR 11746), published Feb 27, 2020 and effective Mar 30, 2020.

Are changes to FAR 19.202 proposed?

No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.

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