{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-19.1306","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 19.1306","heading":"19.1306 HUBZone sole-source awards.","body":"(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—\n(1) The contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that offers would be received from two or more HUBZone small business concerns;\n(2) The anticipated price of the contract, including options, will not exceed—\n(i) $8.5 million for a requirement within the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes for manufacturing; or\n(ii) $5.5 million for a requirement within all other NAICS codes;\n(3) The requirement is not currently being performed by an 8(a) participant under the provisions of subpart 19.8 or has been accepted as a requirement by SBA under subpart 19.8.\n(4) The HUBZone small business concern has been determined to be a responsible contractor with respect to performance; and\n(5) Award can be made at a fair and reasonable price.\n(b) The SBA has the right to appeal the contracting officer's decision not to make a HUBZone sole-source award (see 13 CFR 126.610).","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER D—SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS","PART 19—SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS","Subpart 19.13—Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Program"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-48.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:29Z","sha256":"bb0b06e91d3ddc1f8d1e356b4486419a94a511d120637a1648d135ff4bca9eff","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-19.1305","next":"us/48-cfr-19.1307"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}