Memorandum from the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense
SUBJECT: Class Deviation – Limitation on Subcontracting for Small Business
Effective immediately, contracting officers shall follow the procedures provided in this class deviation when issuing solicitations and awarding contracts or rask or delivery orders under FAR part 19 to –
- Small business concerns;
- 8(a) Program participants;
- Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) small business concerns;
- Service- disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) concerns;
- Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concerns; and
- Women-owned small business (WOSB) concerns eligible under the WOSB Program.
The following procedures under the attached deviation clauses implement revisions made by the Small Business Administration to its regulation. These revisions changed and standardized the limitations on subcontracting and the nonmanufacturer rule with which small businesses must comply under Government contracts awarded pursuant to the set-aside or sole source authorities of the Small Business Act. This class deviation updates the limitations on subcontracting and the nonmanufacturer rule for all small businesses in the clauses relating to set-asides and sole source awards under FAR part 19.
Read the complete memo at https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/policy/policyvault/USA003103-18-DPC.pdf
