At what dollar threshold must an 8(a) procurement be competed among eligible Participants?

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 13

(a) (2) A procurement offered and accepted for the 8(a) BD program must be competed among eligible Participants if: (i) There is a reasonable expectation that at least two eligible Participants will submit offers at a fair market price; (ii) The anticipated award price of the contract, including options, will exceed $7,000,000 for contracts assigned manufacturing NAICS codes and $4,500,000 for all other contracts; and (iii) The requirement has not been accepted by SBA for award as a sole (3) For all types of contracts, the applicable competitive threshold amounts will be applied to the procuring activity estimate of the total value of the contract, including all options. (4) Where the estimate of the total value of a proposed 8(a) contract is less than the applicable competitive threshold amount and the requirement is accepted as a sole source requirement on that basis, award may be made even though the contract price arrived at through negotiations exceeds the competitive threshold, provided that the contract price is not more than ten percent greater than the competitive threshold amount. (5) A proposed 8(a) requirement with an estimated value exceeding the applicable competitive threshold amount may not be divided into several separate procurement actions for lesser amounts in order to use 8(a) sole source procedures to award to a single contractor. (b) (2) A Participant concern owned and controlled by an NHO may be awarded a sole source Department of Defense (DoD) 8(a) co

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 13:§ 124.506