19.1306  HUBZone sole source awards.

6.  Amend section 19.1306 by revising the introductory text of paragraph (a) to read as follows:

19.1306  HUBZone sole source awards.

(a)  A contracting officer shall consider a contract award to a HUBZone small business concern on a sole source basis (see 6.302-5(b)(5)) before considering a small business set-aside (see 19.203 and subpart 19.5), provided none of the exclusions at 19.1304 apply; and--

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