---
kind: "section"
citation: "13 C.F.R. § 126.612"
title: "13"
number: "126.612"
heading: "When may a contracting officer award sole source contracts to HUBZone small business concerns?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/13/126.612"
---

# §126.612. When may a contracting officer award sole source contracts to HUBZone small business concerns?

- (a) A contracting officer may award a sole source contract to a HUBZone small business concern only when the contracting officer determines that:
  - (1) None of the provisions of §§ [126.605](/cfr/13/126.605.md) or [126.607](/cfr/13/126.607.md) apply;
  - (2) The anticipated award price of the contract, including options, will not exceed: (i) $7,000,000 for a contract assigned a manufacturing NAICS code, or
    - (ii) $4,500,000 for all other contracts.
  - (3) Two or more HUBZone small business concerns are not likely to submit offers;
  - (4) A HUBZone small business concern is a responsible contractor able to perform the contract; and
  - (5) In the estimation of the contracting officer, contract award can be made at a fair and reasonable price.
  - (6) The intended awardee is a certified HUBZone small business concern at the time of its initial offer and continues to be eligible on the date of award.
- (b) A contracting officer may rely on the firm's status as a certified HUBZone small business concern in awarding a sole source HUBZone contract. However, if there is a status protest relating to the apparent successful offeror, SBA will determine eligibility as of the intended date of award.

## Notes

### Amendments

[89 FR 102503, Dec. 17, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 632(a), 632(j), 632(p), 644 and 657a.

### Source

Source: 63 FR 31908, June 11, 1998, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[89 FR 102503, Dec. 17, 2024]