FAR 19.804-5 Basic ordering agreements and blanket purchase agreements

Subsection Federal Acquisition Regulation

Facts

Citation
FAR 19.804-5
Type
Subsection
Last amended
88 FR 69523 Effective Nov 6, 2023
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 office shall submit an offering letter for, and SBA must accept, each order under a basic ordering agreement (BOA) or a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) issued under part 13 (see 13.303), in addition to the agency offering and SBA accepting the BOA or BPA itself.

(b) SBA will not accept for award on a sole-source basis any order that would cause the total dollar amount of orders issued under a specific BOA or BPA to exceed the competitive threshold amount in 19.805-1.

(c) Once an 8(a) participant's program term expires, the participant otherwise exits the 8(a) program, or becomes other than small for the NAICS code assigned under the BOA or the BPA, SBA will not accept new orders under the BOA or BPA for the participant.

Federal Register history

Final rule Published Effective
Federal Acquisition Regulation: 8(a) Program 88 FR 69523 · FAC 2023-06, FAR Case 2021-012, Item III
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Contracts Under the Small Business Administration 8(a) Program 82 FR 4724 · FAC 2005-95
Federal Acquisition Regulation; North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 65 FR 46055 · FAC 97-19

Sections cited

Quick answers

What is FAR 19.804-5?

FAR 19.804-5 is a subsection of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Basic ordering agreements and blanket purchase agreements".

When was FAR 19.804-5 last changed?

The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation: 8(a) Program" (88 FR 69523), published Oct 5, 2023 and effective Nov 6, 2023.

Are changes to FAR 19.804-5 proposed?

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

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