FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside

Clause Federal Acquisition Regulation Nov 2020 version

Facts

Citation
FAR 52.219-6
Type
Clause
Current version
November 2020
Prescribed in
FAR 19.507(c)
Alternates
Alternate I
Last amended
85 FR 67615 Effective Nov 23, 2020
Proposed changes
1
Text as of
FAC 2026-01
Official text
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Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this clause.

Text

As prescribed in 19.507(c), insert the following clause:

Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020)

(a) Definition.

Small business concern, as used in this clause— (1) Means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the size standards in this solicitation. (2) Affiliates, as used in paragraph (a)(1) of this clause, means business concerns, one of whom directly or indirectly controls or has the power to control the others, or a third party or parties control or have the power to control the others. In determining whether affiliation exists, consideration is given to all appropriate factors including common ownership, common management, and contractual relationships. SBA determines affiliation based on the factors set forth at 13 CFR 121.103.

(b) Applicability. This clause applies only to-

(1) Contracts that have been totally set aside for small business concerns; and

(2) Orders set aside for small business concerns under multiple-award contracts as described in 8.405-5 and 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F).

(c) General.

(1) Offers are solicited only from small business concerns. Offers received from concerns that are not small business concerns shall be considered nonresponsive and will be rejected.

(2) Any award resulting from this solicitation will be made to a small business concern.

(End of clause)

Alternate I (Mar 2020)

Alternate I (Mar 2020) . As prescribed in 19.507 (c), substitute the following paragraph (c) for paragraph (c) of the basic clause:

(c) General.(1) Offers are solicited only from small business concerns and Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (FPI). Offers received from concerns that are not small business concerns or FPI shall be considered nonresponsive and will be rejected.

(2) Any award resulting from this solicitation will be made to either a small business concern or FPI.

Federal Register history

Final rule Published Effective
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Removal of Obsolete Definitions 85 FR 67615 · FAC 2021-02
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Set-Asides Under Multiple-Award Contracts 85 FR 11746 · FAC 2020-05
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Set-Asides for Small Business 76 FR 68032 · FAC 2005-54
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Purchases From Federal Prison Industries-Requirement for Market Research 69 FR 16148 · FAC 2001-21
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Geographic Use of the Term “United States” 68 FR 28079 · FAC 2001-14

Proposed changes

Proposed rule Published Comments
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Small Business Participation on Certain Multiple-Award Contracts 90 FR 3753 · FAR Case 2023-011, Docket No. FAR-2023-0011, Sequence No. 1 Closed Mar 17, 2025No final rule found

Sections cited

Terms defined

  • Small business concern

Quick answers

What is FAR 52.219-6?

FAR 52.219-6 is a clause of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside".

What is the current version of FAR 52.219-6?

The current version is dated November 2020.

Where is FAR 52.219-6 prescribed?

It is prescribed in FAR 19.507(c), Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.

When was FAR 52.219-6 last changed?

The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation: Removal of Obsolete Definitions" (85 FR 67615), published Oct 23, 2020 and effective Nov 23, 2020.

Are changes to FAR 52.219-6 proposed?

One proposed change has no final rule yet.

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