FAR 19.305 Reviews of SDB status

Section Federal Acquisition Regulation

Facts

Citation
FAR 19.305
Type
Section
Last amended
89 FR 30252 Effective May 22, 2024
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

This section applies to reviews of a small business concern's SDB status as a prime contractor or subcontractor.

(a) SBA may initiate the review of SDB status on any firm that has represented itself to be an SDB on a prime contract or subcontract to a Federal prime contract whenever it receives credible information calling into question the SDB status of the firm.

(b) Requests for an SBA review of SDB status may be forwarded to the Small Business Administration, Associate Administrator for Business Development (AA/BD), 409 Third Street, SW, Washington, DC 20416.

(c) An SBA review of a subcontractor's SDB status differs from a formal protest. Protests of a concern's size as a prime contractor are processed under 19.302. Protests of a concern's size as a subcontractor are processed under 19.703(b).

Federal Register history

Final rule Published Effective
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments 89 FR 30252 · FAC 2024-05
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Small Disadvantaged Business Threshold 88 FR 53751 · FAC 2023-05, FAR Case 2023-004, Item II
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Small Business Subcontracting Improvements 81 FR 45833 · FAC 2005-89
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Contracting Programs for Minority-Owned and Other Small Businesses 79 FR 61746 · FAC 2005-77

Sections cited

  • FAR 19.302 Protesting a small business representation or rerepresentation
  • FAR 19.703(b) Eligibility requirements for participating in the program

Quick answers

What is FAR 19.305?

FAR 19.305 is a section of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Reviews of SDB status".

When was FAR 19.305 last changed?

The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments" (89 FR 30252), published Apr 22, 2024 and effective May 22, 2024.

Are changes to FAR 19.305 proposed?

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

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