48 CFR § 3419.502-70 - 3419.502-70 Methods of conducting set-asides.

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title: "48 CFR § 3419.502-70 - 3419.502-70   Methods of conducting set-asides."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "3419.502-70"
section_name: "3419.502-70   Methods of conducting set-asides."
chapter_number: 34
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ACQUISITION REGULATION"
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part_number: "3419"
part_name: "SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301 and 20 U.S.C. 1018a."
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# 3419.502-70 3419.502-70   Methods of conducting set-asides.

(a) Simplified acquisition procedures as described in FAR part 13 for the procurement of noncommercial services for FSA requirements may be used under the following circumstances:

(1) The procurement does not exceed $1,000,000;

(2) The procurement is conducted as a small business set-aside pursuant to section 15(a) of the Small Business Act;

(3) The price charged for supplies associated with the services are expected to be less than 20 percent of the total contract price;

(4) The procurement is competitive; and

(5) The procurement is not for construction.

(b) [Reserved]