FAR 19.506 Documentation requirements
Section Federal Acquisition Regulation
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 19.506
- Type
- Section
- Last amended
- 85 FR 11746 Effective Mar 30, 2020
- Proposed changes
- 1
- 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)
(1) The contracting officer shall document the rationale when a contract is not totally set aside for small business in accordance with 19.502-2.
(2) The contracting officer shall document the rationale when a multiple-award contract is not partially set aside, not reserved, and does not allow for setting aside of orders, when these authorities could have been used.
(b) If applicable, the documentation shall include the rationale for not accepting the recommendations made by 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 subparts 19.5, 19.8, 19.13, 19.14, or 19.15.
(c) Documentation is not required if a contract award is anticipated to a small business under subpart 19.5, 19.8, 19.13, 19.14, or 19.15.
Federal Register history
Proposed changes
| Proposed rule | Published | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Acquisition Regulation: Small Business Participation on Certain Multiple-Award Contracts | Closed Mar 17, 2025No final rule found |
Sections cited
- FAR 19.502-2 Total small business set-asides
- 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
Quick answers
What is FAR 19.506?
FAR 19.506 is a section of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Documentation requirements".
When was FAR 19.506 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 19.506 proposed?
One proposed change has no final rule yet.
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