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View RFO version52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside. 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). 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. [48 FR 42478, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 54 FR 25069, June 12, 1989; 60 FR 48265, Sept. 18, 1995; 61 FR 39209, July 26, 1996; 68 FR 28085, May 22, 2003; 69 FR 16150, Mar. 26, 2004; 76 FR 68036, Nov. 2, 2011; 85 FR 11770, Feb. 27, 2020; 85 FR 67617, Oct. 23, 2020]
19.507(c)
(c) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside, in solicitations and contracts involving total small business set-asides. This includes multiple-award contracts when orders may be set aside for any of the small business concerns identified in 19.000(a)(3), as described in 8.405-5 and 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F). Use the clause at 52.219-6 with its Alternate I when including FPI in the competition in accordance with 19.502-7.
Alternate I
19.507(c)
(c) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside, in solicitations and contracts involving total small business set-asides. This includes multiple-award contracts when orders may be set aside for any of the small business concerns identified in 19.000(a)(3), as described in 8.405-5 and 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F). Use the clause at 52.219-6 with its Alternate I when including FPI in the competition in accordance with 19.502-7.
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19.507(c)
(c) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside, in solicitations and contracts involving total small business set-asides. This includes multiple-award contracts when orders may be set aside for any of the small business concerns identified in 19.000(a)(3), as described in 8.405-5 and 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F). Use the clause at 52.219-6 with its Alternate I when including FPI in the competition in accordance with 19.502-7.
Version History
Version history is sourced from the codified eCFR. Changes published only as class deviations or by the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul do not appear here until they are incorporated into the eCFR. For RFO-driven changes see the RFO Version tab and any active deviations cited above.
3 versions tracked from 2020-02-27 to 2020-11-23.
NOV 2020
November 23, 2020
CURRENT
Removed in this version
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OCT 2020 (previous)
NOV 2020 (current)
1 added, 41 removed
(a)
(a) Definition. Small business concern, as used in this clause, 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.
(a)
(a) Definition. Small business concern, as used in this clause—
OCT 2020
October 23, 2020
SUBSTANTIVE
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FEB 2020 (previous)
OCT 2020 (current)
2 removed
(1)
(1) Contracts that have been totally set aside or reserved for small business concerns; and
(1)
(1) Contracts that have been totally set aside for small business concerns; and
1 added, 144 removed
(d)
(d) Agreement. A small business concern submitting an offer in its own name shall furnish, in performing the contract, only end items manufactured or produced by small business concerns in the United States or its outlying areas. If this procurement is processed under simplified acquisition procedures and the total amount of this contract does not exceed $25,000, a small business concern may furnish the product of any domestic firm. This paragraph does not apply to construction or service contracts. (End of clause) Alternate I (NOV 2011). When the acquisition is for a product in a class for which the Small Business Administration has determined that there are no small business manufacturers or processors in the Federal market in accordance with 19.502-2(c), delete paragraph (d). Alternate II (NOV 2011). As prescribed in 19.508(c), substitute the following paragraph (c) for paragraph (c) of the basic clause:
(d)
[Removed]
FEB 2020
February 27, 2020
SUBSTANTIVE
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Clause Text
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52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside.
eCFR (codified)
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As prescribed in 19.507(c), insert the following clause:
As prescribed in 19.104-3(a), insert the following clause:
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Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2020)
Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Deviation Date)
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(1)
(1) Contracts that have been totally set aside for small business concerns; and
(1)
(1) Contracts that have been set aside for small business concerns; and
2 added, 2 removed
(2)
(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).
(2)
(2) Orders set aside for small business concerns under multiple-award contracts as described in 8.4 and 16.5.
27 removed
(c)
(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.
(c)
(c) General.
27 added
(1)
(1)
(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.
1 added, 1 removed
Alternate I (MAR 2020). As prescribed in 19.507(c), substitute the following paragraph (c) for paragraph (c) of the basic clause:
Alternate I (Mar 2020). As prescribed in 19.104-3(a), substitute the following paragraph (c) for paragraph (c) of the basic clause:
57 removed
[48 FR 42478, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 54 FR 25069, June 12, 1989; 60 FR 48265, Sept. 18, 1995; 61 FR 39209, July 26, 1996; 68 FR 28085, May 22, 2003; 69 FR 16150, Mar. 26, 2004; 76 FR 68036, Nov. 2, 2011; 85 FR 11770, Feb. 27, 2020; 85 FR 67617, Oct. 23, 2020]
Prescription
Substantive changes. The RFO prescription differs materially from the eCFR prescription.
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52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside.: Prescription
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7 added, 10 removed
(c)
(c) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside, in solicitations and contracts involving total small business set-asides. This includes multiple-award contracts when orders may be set aside for any of the small business concerns identified in 19.000(a)(3), as described in 8.405-5 and 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F). Use the clause at 52.219-6 with its Alternate I when including FPI in the competition in accordance with 19.502-7.
(c)
(a) The contracting officer must insert the clause at 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside, in solicitations involving total small business set-asides. This includes multiple-award contracts when orders may be set aside for any of the small business concerns identified in 19.000(a)(3), as described in parts 8 and 16. Use the provision with its Alternate I when including FPI in the competition in accordance with 19.104-1(d).
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