19.1405  Service-disabled veteran-owned small business set-aside procedures.

11. Amend section 19.1405 by revising paragraph (a); and removing from paragraph (c) ''(see Subpart 19.5)'' and adding ''(see 19.203)'' in its place.

The revised text reads as follows:

19.1405  Service-disabled veteran-owned small business set-aside procedures.

(a) The contracting officer--

(1) May set-aside acquisitions exceeding the micro-purchase threshold for competition restricted to service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns when the requirements of paragraph (b) of this section can be satisfied (see 19.203); and

(2) Shall consider service-disabled veteran-owned small business set-asides before considering service-disabled veteran-owned small business sole source awards (see 19.1406) or small business set-asides (see subpart 19.5).

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