{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-19.1506","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 19.1506","heading":"19.1506 Women-Owned Small Business Program sole-source awards.","body":"(a) A contracting officer shall consider a contract award to an EDWOSB concern on a sole-source basis (see 6.302-5(b)(7)) before considering small business set-asides (see 19.203 and subpart 19.5) provided none of the exclusions at 19.1504 apply and—\n(1) The acquisition is assigned a NAICS code in which SBA has determined that WOSB concerns are underrepresented in Federal procurement;\n(2) The contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that offers would be received from two or more EDWOSB concerns; and\n(3) The conditions in paragraph (c) of this section exist.\n(b) A contracting officer shall consider a contract award to a WOSB concern (including EDWOSB concerns) eligible under the WOSB Program on a sole-source basis (see 6.302-5(b)(7)) before considering small business set-asides (see 19.203 and subpart 19.5) provided none of the exclusions at 19.1504 apply and—\n(1) The acquisition is assigned a NAICS code in which SBA has determined that WOSB concerns are substantially underrepresented in Federal procurement;\n(2) The contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that offers would be received from two or more WOSB concerns (including EDWOSB concerns); and\n(3) The conditions in paragraph (c) of this section exist.\n(c)(1) The anticipated award price of the contract, including options, will not exceed—\n(i) $8.5 million for a requirement within the NAICS codes for manufacturing; or\n(ii) $5.5 million for a requirement within any other NAICS codes.\n(2) The EDWOSB concern or WOSB concern has been determined to be a responsible contractor with respect to performance.\n(3) The award can be made at a fair and reasonable price.\n(d) A contracting officer shall only award a sole-source contract to a concern that has been certified pursuant to 13 CFR 127.300 as an EDWOSB or WOSB eligible under the WOSB program. Contracting officers shall not request a status determination from SBA on pending applications for certification for EDWOSB or WOSB sole-source awards.\n(e) The SBA has the right to appeal the contracting officer's decision not to make a sole-source award to either an EDWOSB concern or WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB program.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER D—SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS","PART 19—SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS","Subpart 19.15—Women-Owned Small Business 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":"7c4a40b98f770b95e912b24a8cd27d47059f313b0d256833a99983d6bb0beb71","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-19.1505","next":"us/48-cfr-19.1507"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}