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Title 48 - Federal Acquisition Regulations System last revised: Oct 18, 2025
1819.811-3 - 1819.811-3 Contract clauses.

(a) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 1852.219-11, Special 8(a) Contract Conditions, in contracts and purchase orders awarded directly to the 8(a) contractor when the acquisition is accomplished using the procedures of FAR 19.811-1(a) and (b).

(d) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 1852.219-18, Notification of Competition Limited to Eligible 8(a) Concerns, in competitive solicitations and contracts when the acquisition is accomplished using the procedures of FAR 19.805.

(1) The clause at 1852.219-18 with Alternate I to the FAR clause at 52.219-18 will be used when competition is to be limited to 8(a) concerns within one or more specific SBA districts pursuant to FAR 19.804-2.

(2) The clause at 1852.219-18 with Alternate II to the FAR clause at 52.219-18 will be used when the acquisition is for a product in a class for which the Small Business Administration has waived the nonmanufacturer rule (see FAR 19.102(f)(4) and (5)).

(e) Follow the prescription at FAR 19.811-3(e).

[80 FR 12938, Mar. 12, 2015]
authority: 51 U.S.C. 20113(a) and 48 CFR chapter 1
source: 62 FR 36707, July 9, 1997, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 48 CFR 1819.811-3