---
kind: "section"
citation: "2 C.F.R. § 200.321"
title: "2"
number: "200.321"
heading: "Contracting with small businesses, minority businesses, women's business enterprises, veteran-owned businesses, and labor surplus area firms."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/2/200.321"
---

# §200.321. Contracting with small businesses, minority businesses, women's business enterprises, veteran-owned businesses, and labor surplus area firms.

- (a) When possible, the recipient or subrecipient should ensure that small businesses, minority businesses, women's business enterprises, veteran-owned businesses, and labor surplus area firms (See U.S. Department of Labor's list) are considered as set forth below.
- (b) **Such consideration means—**
  - (1) These business types are included on solicitation lists;
  - (2) These business types are solicited whenever they are deemed eligible as potential sources;
  - (3) Dividing procurement transactions into separate procurements to permit maximum participation by these business types;
  - (4) Establishing delivery schedules (for example, the percentage of an order to be delivered by a given date of each month) that encourage participation by these business types;
  - (5) Utilizing organizations such as the Small Business Administration and the Minority Business Development Agency of the Department of Commerce; and
  - (6) **Requiring a contractor under a Federal award to apply this section to subcontracts.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 503; 31 U.S.C. 6101-6106; 31 U.S.C. 6307; 31 U.S.C. 7501-7507.

### Source

Source: 89 FR 30136, Apr. 22, 2024, unless otherwise noted.