FAR 6.203 Set-asides for small business concerns
Section Federal Acquisition Regulation
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 6.203
- Type
- Section
- 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) To fulfill the statutory requirements relating to small business concerns, contracting officers may set aside solicitations to allow only such business concerns to compete. This includes contract actions conducted under the Small Business Innovation Research Program established under Pub.L.97-219.
(b) No separate justification or determination and findings is required under this part to set aside a contract action for small business concerns.
(c) Subpart 19.5 prescribes policies and procedures that shall be followed with respect to set-asides.
Sections cited
- FAR Subpart 19.5 Small Business Total Set-Asides, Partial Set-Asides, and Reserves
Quick answers
What is FAR 6.203?
FAR 6.203 is a section of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Set-asides for small business concerns".
Are changes to FAR 6.203 proposed?
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