What are SBA's and the procuring agency's responsibilities when providing contracting assistance to small businesses?

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 13

(a)(1) (i) Maintaining or mobilizing the Nation's full productive capacity; (ii) War or national defense programs; (iii) Assuring that a fair proportion of the total purchases and contracts for property, services and construction for the Government in each industry category are placed with small business concerns; or (iv) Assuring that a fair proportion of the total sales of Government property is made to small business concerns. (2) (b) (i) (B) PCRs will work with the cognizant Small Business Specialist (SBS) and agency OSDBU or OSBP as early in the acquisition process as practicable to identify proposed solicitations that involve bundling, and with the agency acquisition officials to revise the acquisition strategies for such proposed solicitations, where appropriate, to increase the probability of participation by small businesses, including small business contract teams and Small Business Teaming Arrangements, as prime contractors. (C) In conjunction with their duties to promote the set-aside of procurements for small business, PCRs may identify small businesses that are capable of performing particular requirements. (D) PCRs will also ensure that any Federal agency decision made concerning the consolidation of contract requirements considers the use of small businesses and ways to provide small businesses with maximum opportunities to participate as prime contractors and subcontractors in the acquisition or sale of real property. (E) PCRs will review whether, for bundled

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 13:§ 125.2