§19.814. Requesting a formal size determination (8(a) sole source requirements).
48 C.F.R. § 19.814
If the size status of an 8(a) participant nominated for award of an 8(a) sole source contract is called into question, a request for a formal size determination may be submitted to SBA pursuant to 13 CFR 121.1001(b)(2)(ii) by—
The 8(a) participant nominated for award of the particular sole source contract;
The contracting officer who has been delegated SBA's 8(a) contract execution functions, where applicable, or the SBA program official with authority to execute the 8(a) contract;
The SBA District Director in the district office that services the 8(a) participant or the Associate Administrator for Business Development; or
The SBA Inspector General.
SBA's Government Contracting Area Director will issue a formal size determination within 15 business days, if possible, after SBA receives the request for a formal size determination.
An appeal of an SBA size determination shall follow the procedures at 19.302.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[82 FR 4730, Jan. 13, 2017]
Source
Source: 54 FR 46005, Oct. 31, 1989, 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
[82 FR 4730, Jan. 13, 2017]