48 CFR § 619.705-3 - 619.705-3 Preparing the solicitation.

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title: "48 CFR § 619.705-3 - 619.705-3   Preparing the solicitation."
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# 619.705-3 619.705-3   Preparing the solicitation.

To further promote the use of small, disadvantaged, women-owned small, HUBZone small, veteran-owned small, and service-disabled veteran-owned small business firms by large prime contractors, contracting officers are encouraged to consider the adequacy of the subcontracting plans, and/or past performance in achieving negotiated subcontract goals, as part of the overall evaluation of the technical proposals.

[69 FR 19335, Apr. 13, 2004]