Sole Source Contracts

LRH Group is a HUBZone Company certified by the SBA.

19.1306  HUBZone sole source awards.

  1. (a) A contracting officer shall consider a contract award to a HUBZone small business concern on a sole source basis (see 6.302-5(b)(5)) before considering a small business set-aside (see 19.203 and subpart 19.5), provided none of the exclusions at 19.1304 apply; and—
    1. The contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that offers would be received from two or more HUBZone small business concerns;
    2. The anticipated price of the contract, including options, will not exceed—
      1. $6.5 million for a requirement within the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes for manufacturing; or
      2. $4 million for a requirement within all other NAICS codes;
    3. The requirement is not currently being performed by an 8(a) participant under the provisions of Subpart 19.8 or has been accepted as a requirement by SBA under Subpart 19.8;
    4. The acquisition is greater than the simplified acquisition threshold (see Part 13);
    5. The HUBZone small business concern has been determined to be a responsible contractor with respect to performance; and
    6. Award can be made at a fair and reasonable price.
  2. The SBA has the right to appeal the contracting officer’s decision not to make a HUBZone sole source award.