Set-Asides for Small Business

Subject: Small Business Programs

Source: FAR

FAR Part: FAR 19

DFAR Part:

Only small businesses (SB) can bid on small business set aside procurements.

Set-Asides for Small Business

(a) The purpose of small business set-asides is to award certain acquisitions exclusively to small business concerns. A “set-aside for small business” is the reserving of an acquisition exclusively for participation by small business concerns. A small business set-aside may be open to all small businesses.

To ensure companies are qualified to receive Set-Asides, the SBA has oversight of set aside programs to ensure that the rules and regulations are being followed.

Contract Clauses

FAR Contract Clauses are in the 52.219-x(x) series.