13 CFR § 121.409 - What size standard applies in an unrestricted procurement for Certificate of Competency purposes?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t13/s121.409"
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title: "13 CFR § 121.409 - What size standard applies in an unrestricted procurement for Certificate of Competency purposes?"
title_number: 13
title_name: "Business Credit and Assistance"
section_number: "121.409"
section_name: "What size standard applies in an unrestricted procurement for Certificate of Competency purposes?"
chapter_name: "SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "121"
part_name: "SMALL BUSINESS SIZE REGULATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "15 U.S.C. 632, 634(b)(6), 636(a)(36), 662, and 694a(9)."
regulatory_source: "61 FR 3286, Jan. 31, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "121"
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# 121.409 What size standard applies in an unrestricted procurement for Certificate of Competency purposes?
For the purpose of receiving a Certificate of Competency in an unrestricted procurement, the applicable size standard is that corresponding to the NAICS code set forth in the solicitation. The offeror need not be the manufacturer of any of the items acquired.
[61 FR 3286, Jan. 31, 1996, as amended at 65 FR 30863, May 15, 2000; 81 FR 34259, May 31, 2016]