{"data":{"id":"us/13-cfr-127.500","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"13 CFR 127.500","heading":"In what industries is a contracting officer authorized to restrict competition or make a sole source award under this part?","body":"A contracting officer may restrict competition or make a sole source award under this part only in those industries in which SBA has determined that WOSBs are underrepresented or substantially underrepresented in Federal procurement, as specified in § 127.501, regardless of the place of performance.","path":["Title 13—Business Credit and Assistance","CHAPTER I—SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION","PART 127—WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS FEDERAL CONTRACT PROGRAM","Subpart E—Federal Contract Assistance"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-13.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:18Z","sha256":"c3360477933ed294f1c29a8511d99e507838c334dd71a21a39ffffe5f56596c9","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/13-cfr-127.405","next":"us/13-cfr-127.501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}