{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-6.204","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 6.204","heading":"6.204 Section 8(a) competition.","body":"(a) To fulfill statutory requirements relating to section 8(a) of the Small Business Act, as amended by Public Law 100-656, contracting officers may limit competition to eligible 8(a) participants (see subpart 19.8).\n(b) No separate justification or determination and findings is required under this part to limit competition to eligible 8(a) participants. (But see 6.302-5 and 6.303-1 for sole source 8(a) awards over $30 million.)","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER B—ACQUISITION PLANNING","PART 6—COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS","Subpart 6.2—Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources"],"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":"903bb8e0a4274e35854e9cc663c90680a5dcccfba3e2f4dce49f6d0b9e2de284","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-6.203","next":"us/48-cfr-6.205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}