48 CFR 19.1301 - 19.1301 General.

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Title 48 - Federal Acquisition Regulations System last revised: Apr 22, 2024

View all text of Subpart 19.13 [19.1301 - 19.1309]

19.1301 - 19.1301 General.

(a) The Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Act of 1997 (15 U.S.C. 631 note) created the HUBZone Program.

(b) The purpose of the HUBZone Program is to provide Federal contracting assistance for qualified small business concerns located in historically underutilized business zones, in an effort to increase employment opportunities, investment, and economic development in those areas.

[48 FR 42240, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 75 FR 77730, Dec. 13, 2010]

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

cite as: 48 CFR 19.1301