FAR 19.502-1 Requirements for setting aside acquisitions

Subsection Federal Acquisition Regulation

Facts

Citation: FAR 19.502-1
Type: Subsection
Last amended: 85 FR 27088 Effective Jun 5, 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 subsection.

Text

(a) The contracting officer shall set aside an individual acquisition or class of acquisitions for competition among small businesses when-

(1) It is determined to be in the interest of maintaining or mobilizing the Nation’s full productive capacity, war or national defense programs; or

(2) Assuring that a fair proportion of Government contracts in each industry is placed with small business concerns; and the circumstances described in 19.502-2 or 19.502-3(a) exist.

(b) The requirement in paragraph (a) of this section does not apply to purchases at or below the micro-purchase threshold, or purchases from required sources under part 8(e.g., Committee for Purchase From People Who are Blind or Severely Disabled).

Federal Register history

Final rule	Published	Effective
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Applicability of Inflation Adjustments of Acquisition-Related Thresholds 85 FR 27088 · FAC 2020-06	May 6, 2020	Jun 5, 2020
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Set-Asides Under Multiple-Award Contracts 85 FR 11746 · FAC 2020-05	Feb 27, 2020	Mar 30, 2020
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds 80 FR 38293 · FAC 2005-83	Jul 2, 2015	Oct 1, 2015
Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2004-033, Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds 71 FR 57363 · FAC 2005-13	Sep 28, 2006	Sep 28, 2006
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Purchases From Federal Prison Industries-Requirement for Market Research 69 FR 16148 · FAC 2001-21	Mar 26, 2004	Mar 26, 2004
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Special Emergency Procurement Authority 69 FR 8312 · FAC 2001-20	Feb 23, 2004	Feb 23, 2004
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Procurements for Defense Against or Recovery From Terrorism or Nuclear, Biological, Chemical or Radiological Attack 68 FR 4048 · FAC 2001-12	Jan 27, 2003	Jan 24, 2003
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Temporary Emergency Procurement Authority 67 FR 56120 · FAC 2001-09	Aug 30, 2002	Aug 30, 2002

Sections cited

FAR 19.502-2 Total small business set-asides
FAR 19.502-3(a) Partial set-asides of contracts other than multiple-award contracts
FAR Part 8 Required Sources of Supplies and Services

Quick answers

What is FAR 19.502-1?

FAR 19.502-1 is a subsection of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Requirements for setting aside acquisitions".

When was FAR 19.502-1 last changed?

The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation: Applicability of Inflation Adjustments of Acquisition-Related Thresholds" (85 FR 27088), published May 6, 2020 and effective Jun 5, 2020.

Are changes to FAR 19.502-1 proposed?

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

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