---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 19.1506"
title: "48"
number: "19.1506"
heading: "Women-Owned Small Business Program sole-source awards."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/19.1506"
---

# §19.1506. Women-Owned Small Business Program sole-source awards.

- (a) A contracting officer shall consider a contract award to an EDWOSB concern on a sole-source basis (see 6.302-5(b)(7)) before considering small business set-asides (see 19.203 and [subpart 19.5](/cfr/48/subpart19.5.md)) provided none of the exclusions at 19.1504 apply and—
  - (1) The acquisition is assigned a NAICS code in which SBA has determined that WOSB concerns are underrepresented in Federal procurement;
  - (2) The contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that offers would be received from two or more EDWOSB concerns; and
  - (3) **The conditions in paragraph (c) of this section exist.**
- (b) A contracting officer shall consider a contract award to a WOSB concern (including EDWOSB concerns) eligible under the WOSB Program on a sole-source basis (see 6.302-5(b)(7)) before considering small business set-asides (see 19.203 and [subpart 19.5](/cfr/48/subpart19.5.md)) provided none of the exclusions at 19.1504 apply and—
  - (1) The acquisition is assigned a NAICS code in which SBA has determined that WOSB concerns are substantially underrepresented in Federal procurement;
  - (2) The contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that offers would be received from two or more WOSB concerns (including EDWOSB concerns); and
  - (3) **The conditions in paragraph (c) of this section exist.**
- (c)
  - (1) The anticipated award price of the contract, including options, will not exceed—
    - (i) $8.5 million for a requirement within the NAICS codes for manufacturing; or
    - (ii) $5.5 million for a requirement within any other NAICS codes.
  - (2) The EDWOSB concern or WOSB concern has been determined to be a responsible contractor with respect to performance.
  - (3) **The award can be made at a fair and reasonable price.**
- (d) A contracting officer shall only award a sole-source contract to a concern that has been certified pursuant to [13 CFR 127.300](/cfr/13/127.300.md) as an EDWOSB or WOSB eligible under the WOSB program. Contracting officers shall not request a status determination from SBA on pending applications for certification for EDWOSB or WOSB sole-source awards.
- (e) The SBA has the right to appeal the contracting officer's decision not to make a sole-source award to either an EDWOSB concern or WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB program.

## Notes

### Amendments

[81 FR 83103, Nov. 18, 2016, as amended at 85 FR 62489, Oct. 2, 2020; 87 FR 58242, Sept. 23, 2022; 90 FR 41879, Aug. 27, 2025]

### Source

Source: 76 FR 18311, Apr. 1, 2011, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1121(b); 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51 U.S.C. 20113.

### Source

Source: 48 FR 42240, Sept. 19, 1983, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[81 FR 83103, Nov. 18, 2016, as amended at 85 FR 62489, Oct. 2, 2020; 87 FR 58242, Sept. 23, 2022; 90 FR 41879, Aug. 27, 2025]