13 CFR § 128.405 - When may a contracting officer award a sole source contract to a VOSBs or SDVOSB?

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title: "13 CFR § 128.405 - When may a contracting officer award a sole source contract to a VOSBs or SDVOSB?"
title_number: 13
title_name: "Business Credit and Assistance"
section_number: "128.405"
section_name: "When may a contracting officer award a sole source contract to a VOSBs or SDVOSB?"
chapter_name: "SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "128"
part_name: "VETERAN SMALL BUSINESS CERTIFICATION PROGRAM"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "15 U.S.C. 632(q), 634(b)(6), 644, 645, 657f, 657f-1."
regulatory_source: "87 FR 73412, Nov. 29, 2022, unless otherwise noted."
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# 128.405 When may a contracting officer award a sole source contract to a VOSBs or SDVOSB?

For VA procurements, a contracting officer may award a sole source contract to a VOSB or SDVOSB as set forth in the VAAR. A contracting officer may award a sole source contract to an SDVOSB for non-VA procurements only when the contracting officer determines that:

(a) None of the provisions of § 128.403 or § 128.404 apply;

(b) The anticipated award price of the contract, including options, will not exceed:

(1) $7,000,000 for a contract assigned a manufacturing NAICS code; or

(2) $4,000,000 for all other contracts;

(c) A SDVOSB is a responsible contractor able to perform the contract; and

(d) Contract award can be made at a fair and reasonable price.