FAR Overhaul Deviation – FAR Part 19, Small Businesses

The FAR Council has released a significant overhaul of FAR Part 19, Small Businesses. GSA’s class deviation for Part 19 states that the newly streamlined regulations are now clearer, more intuitive, and easier for the acquisition workforce to implement. The revised text preserves most substantive requirements while reorganizing them to align with the workflow of a contracting professional. The updates reinforce the government’s policy to provide the maximum practicable opportunities for small businesses, 8(a) participants, and other small business socioeconomic categories. Importantly, the revisions retain the Rule of Two, requiring agencies to set aside requirements for small businesses when there are two or more small businesses capable of providing the products or services.

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