19.1505  Set-aside procedures.

11.  Amend section 19.1505 by revising paragraphs (a), (c)(1), (d), and (f) to read as follows:

19.1505  Set-aside procedures.

(a)  The contracting officer--

(1)  Shall comply with 19.203 before deciding to set aside an acquisition under the WOSB Program.

(2)  May set aside acquisitions exceeding the micro-purchase threshold for competition restricted to EDWOSB concerns or WOSB concerns eligible under the WOSB Program in those NAICS codes in which SBA has determined that WOSB concerns eligible under the WOSB program are underrepresented or substantially underrepresented in Federal procurement, as specified on SBA's Web site at http://www.sba.gov/WOSB.

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(1)  Two or more WOSB concerns eligible under the WOSB Program (including EDWOSB concerns), will submit offers;

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(d)  The contracting officer may make an award, if only one acceptable offer is received from a qualified EDWOSB concern or WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program.

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(f)  If no acceptable offers are received from an EDWOSB concern or WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program, the set-aside shall be withdrawn and the requirement, if still valid, must be considered for set aside in accordance with 19.203 and subpart 19.5.

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