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  "node_id": "us-far-part-19-small-business-set-asides",
  "title": "FAR Part 19 / 48 CFR Part 19 - Small Business Programs and Set-Asides (Federal Acquisition Regulation)",
  "domain": "Public Sector & Government Procurement",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "last_updated": "2026-06-01",
  "bluf": "Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 19 / 48 CFR Part 19 implements the Small Business Act (15 USC 631 et seq.) across federal agencies, establishing the framework for small business set-asides, partial set-asides, sole-source awards, subcontracting plans, and certificate-of-competency procedures; the foundational mechanism is the 'Rule of Two' at FAR 19.502-2, requiring contracting officers to set aside acquisitions for small business when there is reasonable expectation that offers will be received from at least two responsible small business concerns AND the award will be made at a fair market price; FAR Part 19 covers the 8(a) Business Development Program (FAR Subpart 19.8) for socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses, the HUBZone Program (FAR Subpart 19.13) for historically underutilized business zone concerns, the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Program (FAR Subpart 19.14), the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB/EDWOSB) Program (FAR Subpart 19.15), and small business subcontracting plans (FAR Subpart 19.7); the small business programs are subject to size standards at 13 CFR Part 121 (varying by NAICS code), with SBA Office of Hearings and Appeals jurisdiction for size protests, and they intersect with the Buy American Act preferences and trade agreement waivers at FAR Part 25.",
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  "dependencies": [
    "us-41-usc-3301-full-open-competition-federal-procurement",
    "us-10-usc-3201-dod-competition-requirements",
    "us-41-usc-3304-noncompetitive-procedures-exceptions"
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  "primary_citations_count": 5
}