{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-19.502-9","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 19.502-9","heading":"19.502-9 Withdrawing or modifying small business set-asides.","body":"(a) If, before award of a contract involving a total or partial small business set-aside, the contracting officer considers that award would be detrimental to the public interest (e.g., payment of more than a fair market price), the contracting officer may withdraw the small business set-aside, whether it was unilateral or joint. The contracting officer shall initiate a withdrawal of an individual total or partial small business set-aside, by giving written notice to the agency small business specialist and the SBA PCR (or, if a PCR is not assigned, see 19.402(a)) stating the reasons. In a similar manner, the contracting officer may modify a unilateral or joint class small business set-aside to withdraw one or more individual acquisitions.\n(b) If the agency small business specialist does not agree to a withdrawal or modification, the case shall be promptly referred to the SBA PCR (or, if a PCR is not assigned, see 19.402(a)) for review.\n(c) The contracting officer shall prepare a written statement supporting any withdrawal or modification of a small business set-aside and include it in the contract file.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER D—SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS","PART 19—SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS","Subpart 19.5—Small Business Total Set-Asides, Partial Set-Asides, and Reserves"],"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":"cca909983c0b64d6e6d68717d4bafed709b51aa4ea6703db377323422dd04750","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-19.502-8","next":"us/48-cfr-19.502-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}