PART 19 — SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS
SUBPART 19.5 -- SET -ASIDES FOR SMALL BUSINESS
19.505 Rejecting Small Business Administration recommendations.
SUBPART 19.8 – CONTRACTING WITH THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (THE 8(a) PROGRAM)
(S-90) The contracting officer shall complete DD Form 2579 in accordance with the procedures located at https://www.ditco.disa.mil/DitcoContractingTemplates/doku.php?id=small_business_guides_and
_templates and ensure that PM/SM/PL and COR have reasonable opportunity, prior to submission of the DD Form 2579, to discuss and present written reasons, using market research (FAR Part 10 and DFARS Part 210), as to why small business should be considered. The DD Form 2579 shall be forwarded to DISA Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) via the mailbox: DISA Office of Small Business mailbox is disa.meade.osbp.mbx.ditco-small-business- office@mail.mil.
(b) The designee is the cognizant HCO.
(S-90) Refer to https://www.ditco.disa.mil/DitcoContractingTemplates/doku.php?id=j_a_templates for sole source 8(a) J&A template.