{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-719.271-4","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 719.271-4","heading":"719.271-4 Heads of contracting activities.","body":"In order for the Agency small business program to be effective, the active support of top management is required. The heads of the contracting activities shall be responsible for:\n(a) Rendering decisions in cases resulting from non-acceptances by their contracting officers of set-aside recommendations made by OSDBU;\n(b) Consulting with OSDBU in establishing small business and minority business enterprise award goals, where practicable and desirable; and\n(c) Advising contracting officer's representatives of their responsibilities as set forth in 719.271-5.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 7—AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT","SUBCHAPTER D—SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS","PART 719—SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS","Subpart 719.2—Policies"],"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":"ccdd45821e1484b12da74b13e367a4077981fa681fbd2ff944f82dacd7aae1f0","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-719.271-3","next":"us/48-cfr-719.271-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}