52.219-25 Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Program--Disadvantaged Status and Reporting.

8. Amend section 52.219-25 by revising the date of the clause; revising the second sentence of paragraph (a); redesignating paragraph (b) as paragraph (c); and adding a new paragraph (b) to read as follows:

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Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Program-Disadvantaged Status and Reporting (DEC 2010)

(a) * * * The Contractor shall obtain representations of small disadvantaged status from joint venture partners, teaming arrangement members, and subcontractors (see exception in paragraph (b) of this section) through use of a provision substantially the same as paragraph (b)(1)(i) of the provision at FAR 52.219-22, Small Disadvantaged Business Status. * * *

(b) For subcontractors that are not certified as a small disadvantaged business by the Small Business Administration, the Contractor shall accept the subcontractor's written self-representation as a small disadvantaged business, unless the Contractor has reason to question the self-representation.

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