“… It’s also worth noting now that 13 C.F.R. § 124.501(b) allows an agency to award an 8(a) sole source order against a multiple award contract that was not itself set aside for the 8(a) Program:
“8(a) contracts may either be sole source awards or awards won through competition with other Participants. In addition, for multiple award contracts not set aside for the 8(a) BD program, a procuring agency may award an 8(a) sole source order or set aside one or more specific orders to be competed only among eligible 8(a) Participants. Such an order may be awarded as an 8(a) award where the order was offered to and accepted by SBA as an 8(a) award and the order specifies that the performance of work and/or non-manufacturer rule requirements apply as appropriate…” See the article here.
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