Insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts involving partial small business set-asides. This includes part or parts of multiple-award contracts, including those described in 38.101.
Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (MAR 2020) (DEVIATION 2020-O0008)
(a) Definition. “Small business concern,” as used in this clause, means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the size standards in this solicitation.
(b) Applicability. This clause applies only to contracts that have been partially set aside for small business concerns.
(c) General.
(1) A portion of this requirement, identified elsewhere in this solicitation, has been set aside for award to one or more small business concerns identified in 19.000(a)(3). Offers received from concerns that do not qualify as small business concerns shall be considered nonresponsive and shall be rejected on the set-aside portion of the requirement.
(2) Small business concerns may submit offers and compete for the non-set-aside portion and the set-aside portion.
(d) The Offeror shall—
[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]
__ Submit a separate offer for each portion of the solicitation for which it wants to compete (i.e., set-aside portion, non-set-aside portion, or both); or
__ Submit one offer to include all portions for which it wants to compete.
(e) Partial set-asides of multiple-award contracts.
(1) Small business concerns will not compete against other than small business concerns for any order issued under the part or parts of the multiple-award contract that are set aside.
(2) Small business concerns may compete for orders issued under the part or parts of the multiple-award contract that are not set aside, if the small business concern received a contract award for the non-set-aside portion.
(f) Agreement.
(1) For a contract or an order at or below the simplified acquisition threshold, a small business concern may provide the end item of any firm. For a contract or an order exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, a small business concern that provides an end item it did not manufacture, process, or produce, shall—
(i) Provide an end item that a small business has manufactured, processed, or produced in the United States or its outlying areas;
(ii) Be primarily engaged in the retail or wholesale trade and normally sell the type of item being supplied; and
(iii) Take ownership or possession of the item(s) with its personnel, equipment, or facilities in a manner consistent with industry practice; for example, providing storage, transportation, or delivery.
(2) For contracts or orders for multiple end items, at least 50 percent of the total value of the contract or order shall be manufactured, processed, or produced in the United States or its outlying areas by small business concerns.
(3) Paragraphs (f)(1) through (2) of this clause do not apply to construction or service contracts.
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