Federal Acquisition Regulation: Small Business Subcontracting Improvements, 32909-32922 [2015-14055]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• General Services Administration
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 111 (Wednesday, June 10, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 32909-32922]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14055]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Parts 1, 2, 15, 19, and 52

[FAR Case 2014-003; Docket No. 2014-0003, Sequence No. 1]
RIN 9000-AM91


Federal Acquisition Regulation: Small Business Subcontracting 
Improvements

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement regulatory changes made by 
the Small Business Administration, which provide for a Governmentwide 
policy on small business subcontracting.

DATES: Interested parties should submit written comments to the 
Regulatory Secretariat Division at one of the addresses shown below on 
or before August 10, 2015 to be considered in the formation of the 
final rule.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments in response to FAR case 2014-003 by any of 
the following methods:
     Regulations.gov: https://www.regulations.gov. Submit 
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching ``FAR Case 
2014-003''. Select the link ``Comment Now'' that corresponds with ``FAR 
Case 2014-003.'' Follow the instructions provided on the screen. Please 
include your name, company name (if any), and ``FAR Case 2014-003'' on 
your attached document.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), ATTN: Ms. Flowers, 1800 F. Street NW., 2nd 
Floor, Washington, DC 20405.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite FAR Case 2014-
003, in all correspondence related to this case. All comments received 
will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including 
any personal and/or business confidential information provided.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Mahruba Uddowla, Procurement 
Analyst, at 703-605-2868 for clarification of content. For information 
pertaining to status or publication schedules, contact the Regulatory 
Secretariat Division at 202-501-4755. Please cite FAR Case 2014-003.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to revise the FAR to implement 
regulatory changes made by the Small Business Administration (SBA) in 
its final rule at 78 FR 42391, dated July 16, 2013, concerning small 
business subcontracting. Among other things, SBA's final rule 
implements the statutory requirements set forth at sections 1321 and 
1322 of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (Jobs Act), (Pub. L. 111-
240).
     Section 1321 of the Jobs Act requires promulgation of 
regulations on subcontracting compliance relating to small business 
concerns, including assignment of compliance responsibilities between 
contracting offices, small business offices, and

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program offices and periodic oversight and review activities.
     Section 1322 of the Jobs Act amends the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 637(d)(6)) to require as part of a subcontracting plan that 
a prime contractor make a good faith effort to utilize a small business 
subcontractor during performance of a contract to the same degree the 
prime contractor relied on the small business in preparing and 
submitting its bid or proposal. If a prime contractor does not utilize 
a small business subcontractor as described above, the prime contractor 
is required to explain, in writing, to the contracting officer the 
reasons why it is unable to do so.
    SBA's final rule revised 13 CFR 125.3, and also implemented changes 
aimed at improving subcontracting regulations to increase small 
business opportunities. These changes include:
     Authorizing contracting officers to establish 
subcontracting goals in terms of total contract dollars in addition to 
the required goals in terms of total subcontracted dollars, for 
individual plans.
     Providing contracting officers discretion to require a 
subcontracting plan in instances where a prime contractor's size status 
changes from small to other than small business as a result of 
rerepresentation.
     Requiring subcontracting plans, to the extent that 
subcontracting opportunities exist, when a modification causes the 
overall contract value to exceed the subcontracting plan threshold, 
even if the modification's value is less than the threshold.
     Requiring prime contractors to assign North American 
Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes to subcontracts.
     Providing that prime contractors cannot prohibit a 
subcontractor from discussing payment or utilization matters with the 
contracting officer.
     Requiring prime contractors to resubmit a corrected 
subcontracting report within 30 days of receiving the contracting 
officer's notice of report rejection.
     Clarifying a requirement that prime contractors notify 
unsuccessful offerors for subcontracts in writing.
     Requiring prime contractors with individual subcontracting 
plans to report order level subcontracting information.
     Clarifying that failure to comply in good faith with the 
subcontracting plan shall be a material breach of the contract and may 
be considered in any past performance evaluation of the prime 
contractor.
    The proposed rule will implement a change in the method that 
Federal agencies will receive small business subcontracting credit. 
Historically, the agency that awards the contract also receives the 
small business subcontracting credit. The proposed rule changes this 
model by allowing the funding agency to receive the small business 
credit. SBA implemented this change of providing funding agency credit 
in its final rule in deference to the concerns expressed by the users 
of multi-agency contracts (MACs) and Government-wide acquisition 
contracts (GWACs), who have long been of the opinion that the agencies 
using these vehicles, i.e., the funding agencies, should receive the 
small business subcontracting credit. For consistency, this proposed 
FAR rule implements the requirement for funding agencies receiving 
small business subcontracting credit for all contract vehicles, not 
just MACs and GWACs.
    This proposed FAR rule also changes the requirement for a prime 
contractor to submit Summary Subcontract Reports (SSRs) for DoD and 
NASA contracts to be annually rather than semi-annually, and deletes 
the requirement for a prime contractor to submit a separate report to 
each DoD component for construction and related maintenance and repair 
contracts.

II. Discussion and Analysis

    Amendments to FAR subparts 1.1, 2.1, 15.3, 19.3, 19.7, and 52.2 are 
proposed by this rule. The proposed changes are summarized in the 
following paragraphs.
    A. FAR Subpart 1.1, Purpose, Authority, Issuance. Section 1.106 
under this subpart is amended to reflect the new Paperwork Burden OMB 
clearance number associated with the requirement of section 1322 of the 
Jobs Act.
    B. FAR Subpart 2.1, Definitions. This subpart is amended to revise 
the definitions of HUBZone contract and HUBZone small business concern 
to clarify that HUBZone status is not a self-certification. The 
clarification is necessary due to instances of some small business 
concerns located in HUBZones identifying themselves as HUBZone small 
business concerns without realizing that business concerns may not 
self-certify as a HUBZone small business concern. A certified HUBZone 
small business concern is one on the List of Qualified HUBZone Small 
Business Concerns maintained by the Small Business Administration. This 
subpart is also amended to revise the definition of ``small business 
subcontractor.''
    C. FAR Subpart 15.3, Source Selection.
     FAR 15.304, Evaluation factors and significant subfactors. 
This section is amended to make minor editorial changes.
    D. FAR Subpart 19.3, Determination of Small Business Status for 
Small Business Programs.
     FAR 19.301-2, Rerepresentation by a contractor that 
represented itself as a small business concern. This subsection is 
amended to give contracting officers the discretionary authority to 
require a subcontracting plan in the event a prime contractor's size 
changes from small to other than small as a result of a size 
rerepresentation on a contract that contains FAR clause 52.219-9, Small 
Business Subcontracting Plan.
    E. FAR Subpart 19.7, The Small Business Subcontracting Program.
     FAR 19.701, Definitions. This section is amended to 
reflect the common usage name of ``individual subcontracting plans'' 
instead of ``individual contract plans'' and clarify that a ``master 
plan'' refers to a ``master subcontracting plan.'' This section also 
adds a definition for the term ``total contract dollars'' which is 
introduced in 19.704 in this case.
     FAR 19.702, Statutory requirements. This section is 
amended to be more consistent with SBA's revised regulations on 
requiring subcontracting plans when a modification causes the value of 
a contract without a subcontracting plan to exceed the subcontracting 
threshold. This section is also amended to remove an outdated reference 
to clauses in contracts awarded before 1978.
     FAR 19.703, Eligibility requirements for participating in 
the program. This section is amended to implement SBA's regulatory 
changes regarding prime contractors' responsibility in assigning NAICS 
codes and corresponding size standards to subcontracts. In addition, 
new guidance is added regarding acceptable sources of information a 
prime contractor may use to determine a subcontractor's size and 
socioeconomic status and the old language is removed. This section is 
also amended to correct outdated information and to move language 
regarding protest of the disadvantaged status of a proposed 
subcontractor to new paragraph (e).
     FAR 19.704, Subcontracting plan requirements. This section 
is amended to implement various SBA regulatory changes and 
clarifications including--
    [cir] Explicitly authorizing contracting officers to establish 
additional subcontract goals in terms of total

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contract dollars for individual subcontracting plans;
    [cir] A requirement for prime contractors to report order-level 
subcontracting information for multiple-award contracts intended for 
use by multiple agencies;
    [cir] A requirement for prime contractors to resubmit a corrected 
subcontracting report within 30 days of receiving the contracting 
officer's notice of report rejection;
    [cir] Changing the requirement for semi-annual submission of the 
SSR for DoD and NASA to be annual;
    [cir] A requirement that prime contractors make good faith efforts 
to utilize the small business subcontractors to the same or greater 
extent they were used in preparing the bid or proposal;
    [cir] A requirement for the prime contractor to provide the 
contracting officer with a written explanation if it does not use a 
small business subcontractor to the same extent as described in the 
prime contractor's bid or proposal; and
    [cir] Restricting prime contractors from prohibiting a 
subcontractor from discussing payment or utilization matters with the 
contracting officer.
     FAR 19.705, Responsibilities of the contracting officer 
under the subcontracting assistance program.
    [cir] FAR 19.705-1, General support of the program. This subsection 
is amended to revise the title of the subsection and to implement SBA's 
regulatory requirements regarding subcontracting plans for indefinite-
delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts exceeding the subcontracting 
threshold and discretion of ordering contracting officers to establish 
subcontracting goals for individual orders.
    [cir] FAR 19.705-2, Determining the need for a subcontracting plan. 
This subsection is amended to implement SBA's regulatory requirement to 
establish a subcontracting plan when a modification of any value causes 
the contract to exceed the subcontracting plan threshold, and there are 
potential subcontracting opportunities. Language is added to explicitly 
require the rationale to be placed in the contract file for determining 
that no subcontracting opportunities exist. This subsection is also 
amended to clarify that while changes made to an existing 
subcontracting plan do not apply retroactively, the contractor's 
achievements prior to the modification will be factored into its 
overall achievement on the plan. This subsection also adds language 
clarifying that when a subcontracting plan is required for a contract 
as a result of a size rerepresentation or a modification which causes 
the value of the contract to exceed the threshold for a subcontracting 
plan, the goals in the subcontracting plan apply from the date of 
incorporation of the plan into the contract and the contractor is to 
report its subcontracting achievement from the date the plan is 
incorporated into the contract.
    [cir] FAR 19.705-4, Reviewing the subcontracting plan. This 
subsection makes conforming changes to paragraphs (b) and (c).
    [cir] FAR 19.705-6, Postaward responsibilities of the contracting 
officer. This subsection implements the SBA's regulatory requirements 
for contracting officers to ensure prime contractors meet their 
obligations under their subcontracting plan. This subsection is amended 
as follows--
    [ssquf] New language is added clarifying that upon receipt of the 
prime contractor's subcontracting reports into eSRS, the contracting 
officer shall review the submitted reports within 60 days of the report 
ending date and ensure that an explanation is provided in the event the 
contracting officer rejects a submitted report; and
    [ssquf] New language is added to require the contracting officer to 
evaluate a prime contractor's written explanation concerning its 
failure to use a small business concern in the performance of a 
contract when that small business concern was used to prepare the bid 
or proposal.
     FAR 19.708, Contract Clauses. This section is amended to 
add a prescription for the newly-created Alternate IV to clause 52.219-
9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    F. FAR Subpart 52.2, Text of Provisions and Clauses.
     FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to 
Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items. This clause is 
amended to reflect the updated 52.219-8 and 52.219-9.
     FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns. This 
clause is amended to make conforming changes based on changes to FAR 
2.101 and 19.703.
     FAR 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan. This 
clause is amended to incorporate corresponding guidance and policy 
changes made to section 19.704 and SBA's regulatory guidance regarding 
inclusion of indirect costs and awards made by affiliates in ISRs and 
SSRs. This clause is also amended to reflect the change of DoD's and 
NASA's semi-annual submission requirement for Summary Subcontract 
Reports (SSR) and eliminate a unique DoD requirement for a separate SSR 
for construction contracts. In addition, an Alternate IV to the clause 
is created for use in contracts where a subcontracting plan will be 
required when a modification causes the contract to exceed the 
threshold for a subcontracting plan and there are subcontracting 
opportunities.

III. Applicability to Commercial Items, Including Commercially 
Available Off-the-Shelf Items

    This rule proposes to amend the clauses at 52.219-8, Utilization of 
Small Business Concerns, and 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting 
Plan, in order to implement sections 1321 and 1322 of the Small 
Business Jobs Act of 2010. The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, 
pursuant to the authority granted in 41 U.S.C. 1906 and the 
Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, pursuant to the 
authority granted in 41 U.S.C. 1907, have determined that the 
application of these statutory provisions to contracts for commercial 
items and commercially available off-the-shelf items, is in the best 
interests of the Federal Government.

IV. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563

    Executive Orders (E.O.s) 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess 
all costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if 
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize 
net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public 
health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity). E.O. 
13563 emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and benefits, 
of reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, and of promoting flexibility. 
This is not a significant regulatory action and, therefore, was not 
subject to review under Section 6(b) of E.O. 12866, Regulatory Planning 
and Review, dated September 30, 1993. This proposed rule is not a major 
rule under 5 U.S.C. 804.

V. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The change may have a significant economic impact on a substantial 
number of small entities within the meaning of the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq. The Initial Regulatory 
Flexibility Analysis (IRFA) is summarized as follows:

    DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the FAR to provide 
uniform guidance consistent with SBA's final rule at 78 FR 42391, 
dated July 16, 2013, which implements Sections 1321 and 1322 of the 
Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-240). SBA's final rule 
also implements other changes intended to help small

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business subcontractors by explicitly authorizing procuring agencies 
to consider proposed small business participation when evaluating 
offers from other than small business concerns and to require other 
than small prime contractors to report data on small business 
subcontracting in connection with orders.
    The objectives of this proposed rule are to implement statutory 
requirements as well as make improvements to increase subcontracting 
opportunities for small businesses. The authorizing legislation for 
this action are sections 1321 and 1322 of the Small Business Jobs 
Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-240).
    This rule may have a positive economic impact on any small 
business entity that wishes to participate in the Federal 
procurement arena as a subcontractor. Analysis of the System for 
Award Management (SAM) database indicates there are over 297,181 
small business registrants. It is unknown how many of these concerns 
participate in small business subcontracting. Firms do not need to 
register in the SAM database to participate in subcontracting. Thus, 
the number of firms participating in subcontracting may be greater 
than or lower than the number of firms registered in the SAM 
database.
    This rule does not impose any new reporting, recordkeeping or 
other compliance requirements for small businesses. This rule does 
not duplicate, overlap, or conflict with any other Federal rules.

    The Regulatory Secretariat Division has submitted a copy of the 
IRFA to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business 
Administration. A copy of the IRFA may be obtained from the Regulatory 
Secretariat Division. DoD, GSA, and NASA invite comments from small 
business concerns and other interested parties on the expected impact 
of this rule on small entities.
    DoD, GSA, and NASA will also consider comments from small entities 
concerning the existing regulations in subparts affected by the rule 
consistent with 5 U.S.C. 610. Interested parties must submit such 
comments separately and should cite 5 U.S.C. 610 (FAR Case 2014-003), 
in correspondence.

VI. Paperwork Reduction Act

    The Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35) applies. This 
proposed rule contains information collection requirements. 
Accordingly, the Regulatory Secretariat Division has submitted a 
request for approval of one new and two revised information collection 
requirements concerning FAR Case 2014-003 Small Business Subcontracting 
Improvements to the Office of Management and Budget.
    A1. Request for approval of new information collection requirement 
9000-00xx. Public reporting burden for the collection of information 
regarding a contractor's utilization of small business subcontractors 
to the same degree the prime contractor relied on the small business in 
preparing and submitting its bid or proposal is estimated to be 
$202,464. FPDS for FY 2013 lists 5,327 actions with small business 
subcontracting plans. However, it is estimated that at most 50 percent 
of these contracts with subcontracting plans may have instances of the 
prime contractor not using a small business subcontractor to the same 
extent used in preparing the bid or proposal. Using this method 
provides the number of respondents as 2,664. It is estimated that the 
average time required to read and prepare information for this 
collection is two hours. It is also estimated that the responses per 
respondent would be once a year since prime contractors have until 30 
days of contract completion to submit the written explanation.
    The annual reporting burden is estimated as follows:
    Respondents: 2,664.
    Responses per respondent: 1.
    Total annual responses: 2,664.
    Preparation hours per response: 2.
    Total response burden hours: 5,328.
    Cost per hour: $38.
    Total annual burden: $202,464.
    A2. Revision to existing OMB Clearance 9000-0006. Based on the 
proposed revisions to the FAR as well as a more accurate basis for 
estimation, an upward adjustment is being made to the average burden 
hours for reporting and recordkeeping per response but a downward 
adjustment is being made to the number of respondents (i.e., 
subcontracting plans and the individual subcontracting reports 
associated with them). As a result, a downward adjustment is being made 
to the estimated annual reporting burden since the notice regarding an 
extension to this clearance published in the Federal Register at 78 FR 
17668, on March 22, 2013.
    Respondents: 59,336.
    Responses per respondent: 3.
    Total annual responses: 178,008.
    Preparation hours per response: 13.5.
    Total response burden hours: 2,403,108.
    Cost per hour: $30.
    Total annual burden: $72,093,240.
    A3. Revision to existing OMB Clearance 9000-0007. Based on the 
proposed revisions to the FAR as well as a more accurate basis for 
estimation, a downward adjustment is being made to the number of 
respondents (i.e., summary subcontracting reports). Since the proposed 
revisions to the FAR do not require additional information in the 
Summary Subcontract Report, the estimated preparation hours per 
response remains unchanged. As a result, a downward adjustment is being 
made to the estimated annual reporting burden since the notice 
regarding an extension to this clearance published in the Federal 
Register at 78 FR 17668, on March 22, 2013.
    Respondents: 59,336.
    Responses per respondent: 1.
    Total annual responses: 59,336.
    Preparation hours per response: 9.0.
    Total response burden hours: 534,024.
    Cost per hour: $30.
    Total annual burden: $16,020,720.
    B. Request for Comments Regarding Paperwork Burden. Submit 
comments, including suggestions for reducing this burden, no later than 
August 10, 2015 to: FAR Desk Officer, OMB, Room 10102, NEOB, 
Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), ATTN: Ms. 
Flowers, 1800 F. Street NW., 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20405.
    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether these 
collections of information are necessary for the proper performance of 
functions of the FAR, and will have practical utility; whether our 
estimate of the public burden of these collections of information is 
accurate, and based on valid assumptions and methodology; ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, or clarity of the information to be 
collected; and ways in which we can minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond, through the use 
of appropriate technological collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.
    Requesters may obtain a copy of the supporting statements from the 
General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Division 
(MVCB), ATTN: Ms. Flowers, 1800 F. Street NW., 2nd Floor, Washington, 
DC 20405. Please cite OMB Control Number 9000-00XX, Utilization of 
Small Business Subcontractors, 9000-0006, Subcontracting Plans/
Subcontract Report For Individual Contracts, or 9000-0007, Summary 
Subcontract Report, as applicable, in all correspondence.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 1, 2, 15, 19, and 52

    Government procurement.

    Dated: June 3, 2015.
William Clark
Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.

    Therefore, DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend 48 CFR parts 
1, 2, 15, 19, and 52, as set forth below:

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1. The authority citation for 48 CFR parts 1, 2, 15, 19, and 52 
continues to read as follows:


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    Authority:  40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 137; and 51 
U.S.C. 20113.

PART 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM


1.106   [Amended]

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2. Amend section 1.106 by removing from the table ``19.7'' and 
``52.219-9'' and their corresponding OMB Control Numbers ``9000-0006 
and 9000-0007'' and adding, in numerical sequence, ``19.7'' and 
``52.219-9'' with their corresponding control numbers ``9000-00xx, 
9000-0006, and 9000-0007'', respectively.

PART 2--DEFINITIONS OF WORDS AND TERMS

0
3. Amend section 2.101 in paragraph (b) by--
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a. Revising the introductory paragraph of the definition ``HUBZone 
Contract'';
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b. Revising the definition ``HUBZone small business concern''; and
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c. Revising the definition ``Small business subcontractor''.
    The revised text reads as follows:


2.101   Definitions.

* * * * *
    HUBZone contract means a contract awarded to a SBA certified 
``HUBZone small business concern'' through any of the following 
procurement methods:
* * * * *
    HUBZone small business concern means a small business concern, 
certified by the Small Business Administration, that appears on the 
List of Qualified HUBZone Small Business Concerns maintained by the 
Small Business Administration (13 CFR 126.103).
* * * * *
    Small business subcontractor means a concern that does not exceed 
the size standard for the North American Industry Classification 
Systems code that the prime contractor determines best describes the 
product or service being acquired by the subcontract.
* * * * *

PART 15--CONTRACTING BY NEGOTIATION

0
4. Amend section 15.304 by--
0
a. Revising paragraph (c)(3)(i); and
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b. Removing from paragraphs (c)(3)(ii) and (c)(4) ``must'' and adding 
``shall'' in their places.
    The revised text reads as follows:


15.304  Evaluation factors and significant subfactors.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (3)(i) Past performance, except as set forth in paragraph 
(c)(3)(iii) of this section, shall be evaluated in all source 
selections for negotiated competitive acquisitions expected to exceed 
the simplified acquisition threshold.
* * * * *

PART 19--THE SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS

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5. Amend section 19.301-2 by revising paragraph (e) to read as follows:


19.301-2  Rerepresentation by a contractor that represented itself as a 
small business concern.

* * * * *
    (e) A change in size status does not change the terms and 
conditions of the contract. However, the contracting officer may 
require a subcontracting plan for a contract containing 52.219-9, Small 
Business Subcontracting Plan, if a prime contractor's size status 
changes from small to other than small as a result of a size 
rerepresentation.


19.305  [Amended]

0
6. Amend section 19.305 by removing from paragraph (c) ``19.703(a)(2)'' 
and ``19.703(b)'' and adding ``19.703(e)'' and ``19.703(c)'' in their 
places, respectively.
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7. Amend section 19.701 by--
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a. Revising the heading of the definition ``Individual contract plan'' 
to read ``Individual subcontracting plan'';
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b. Revising the heading of ``Master plan'' to read ``Master 
subcontracting plan''; and revising the definition; and
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c. Adding, in alphabetical order, the definition ``Total contract 
dollars''.
    The revised and added text reads as follows:


19.701  Definitions.

* * * * *
    Master subcontracting plan means a subcontracting plan that 
contains all the required elements of an individual subcontracting 
contract plan, except goals, and may be incorporated into individual 
subcontracting contract plans, provided the master plan has been 
approved.
* * * * *
    Total contract dollars means the final anticipated dollar value, 
including the dollar value of all options.
0
8. Amend section 19.702 by--
0
a. Removing from paragraph (a) introductory text the word ``Section'' 
and adding ``section'' in its place;
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b. Removing from paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) ``a contract or contract 
modification that individually is'' and adding ``a contract is'' in 
their places wherever they appear;
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c. Adding paragraph (a)(3); and
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d. Revising paragraph (b)(4).
    The revised and added text reads as follows:


19.702   Statutory requirements.

* * * * *
    (a) * * *
    (3) Each contract modification that causes the value of a contract 
without a subcontracting plan to exceed $650,000 ($1.5 million for 
construction), shall require the contractor to submit an acceptable 
subcontracting plan for the contract, if the contracting officer 
determines that subcontracting opportunities exist.
    (b) * * *
    (4) For modifications to contracts within the general scope of the 
contract that do not contain the clause at 52.219-8, Utilization of 
Small Business Concerns.
* * * * *
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9. Amend section 19.703 by--
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a. Adding a sentence to the end of paragraph (a)(1);
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b. Revising paragraphs (a)(2) and (b);
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c. Removing from paragraph (d)(1) ``System for Award Management'' and 
adding ``SAM'' in its place;
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d. Removing from paragraph (d)(1)(i) ``or https://www.sba.gov/hubzone'';
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e. Removing from paragraph (d)(1)(ii) ``HUB'' and adding ``HUBZone 
Program'' in its place;
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f. Removing from paragraph (d)(2) ``13 CFR 121.411'' and adding ``13 
CFR 126.801'' in its place; and
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g. Adding paragraph (e).
    The added and revised text reads as follows:


19.703  Eligibility requirements for participating in the program.

* * * * *
    (a) * * *
    (1) * * * For subcontracting purposes, a concern is small if it 
does not exceed the size standard for the NAICS code that the prime 
contractor determines best describes the product or service being 
acquired by the subcontract.
    (2)(i) The prime contractor may accept a subcontractor's 
representations of its small business size and status as a small 
disadvantaged business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled 
veteran-owned small business, or a woman-owned small business in the 
System for Award Management (SAM) if:
    (A) The subcontractor is registered in SAM; and
    (B) The subcontractor represents that the size and status 
representations made in SAM (or any successor system) are current, 
accurate and complete as of the date of the offer for the subcontract.
    (ii) The prime contractor may accept a subcontractor's written 
representations of its small business size and status as a small 
disadvantaged

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business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned 
small business, or a woman-owned small business if:
    (A) The subcontractor is not registered in SAM; and
    (B) The subcontractor represents that the size and status 
representations provided with its offer are current, accurate and 
complete as of the date of the offer for the subcontract.
    (b) The contractor, the contracting officer, or any other 
interested party can challenge a subcontractor's size status 
representation by filing a protest, in accordance with 13 CFR 121.1001 
through 121.1008.
* * * * *
    (e) The contracting officer or the SBA may protest the 
disadvantaged status of a proposed subcontractor. Protests challenging 
a subcontractor's small disadvantaged business representation must be 
filed in accordance with 13 CFR 124.1007 through 124.1014. Other 
interested parties may submit information to the contracting officer or 
the SBA in an effort to persuade the contracting officer or the SBA to 
initiate a protest. Such protests, in order to be considered timely, 
must be submitted to the SBA prior to completion of performance by the 
intended subcontractor.
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10. Amend section 19.704 by--
0
a. Revising the introductory text of paragraph (a);
0
b. Revising paragraphs (a)(2) and (3);
0
c. Redesignating paragraphs (a)(10)(iii) through (vi) as paragraphs 
(a)(10)(iv) through (vii), respectively;
0
d. Adding new paragraph (a)(10)(iii);
0
e. Removing from the newly designated paragraph (a)(10)(iv) ``eSRS;'' 
and adding ``eSRS.'' in its place;
0
f. Adding a sentence to the end of the newly designated paragraph 
(a)(10)(iv)(A);
0
g. Revising the newly designated paragraph (a)(10)(iv)(B);
0
h. Removing from the newly designated paragraph (a)(10)(vii) ``plans.'' 
and adding ``plans;'' in its place;
0
i. Removing from paragraph (a)(11) ``them.'' and adding ``them;'';
0
j. Adding paragraphs (a)(12) through (14);
0
k. Removing from paragraph (b) ``master'' and ``Master'' adding 
``master subcontracting'' and ``Master subcontracting'' in their 
places, respectively, wherever they appear; and
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l. Revising the last sentence of paragraph (c).
    The revised and added text reads as follows:


19.704  Subcontracting plan requirements.

    (a) Each subcontracting plan required under 19.301-2(e) and 
19.702(a)(1), (2), and (3) shall include--
    (1) * * *
    (2) A statement of the total dollars planned to be subcontracted 
and a statement of the total dollars planned to be subcontracted to 
small business (including ANCs and Indian tribes), veteran-owned small 
business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small 
business, small disadvantaged business (including ANCs and Indian 
tribes) and women-owned small business concerns, as a percentage of 
total subcontract dollars. For individual subcontracting plans, a 
contracting officer may require the goals referenced in paragraph 
(a)(1) of this section to be established as a percentage of total 
contract dollars, in addition to the goals established as a percentage 
of total subcontract dollars;
    (3) The NAICS code and corresponding size standard of each 
subcontract that best describes the principal purpose, including the 
supplies and services to be subcontracted, and an identification of 
types of supplies or services planned for subcontracting to small 
business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned 
small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business 
(including ANCs and Indian tribes), and women-owned small business 
concerns;
* * * * *
    (10) * * *
    (iii) Include subcontracting data for each order when reporting 
subcontracting achievements for multiple-award contracts intended for 
use by multiple agencies;
    (iv) * * *
    (A) * * * When a contracting officer rejects an ISR due the report 
being incomplete or incorrect, the contractor is required to submit a 
revised ISR within 30 days of receiving the notice of the ISR 
rejection.
    (B) The SSR shall be submitted annually by October 30 for the 
twelve-month period ending September 30. When a contracting officer 
rejects an SSR due to the report being incomplete or incorrect, the 
contractor is required to submit a revised SSR within 30 days of 
receiving the notice of SSR rejection;
* * * * *
    (12) Assurances that the offeror will make a good faith effort to 
acquire articles, equipment, supplies, services, or materials, or 
obtain the performance of construction work from the small business 
concerns that the offeror used in preparing the bid or proposal, in the 
same or greater scope, amount, and quality used in preparing and 
submitting the bid or proposal. Responding to a request for a quote 
does not constitute use in preparing a bid or proposal. An offeror used 
a small business concern in preparing the bid or proposal if--
    (i) The offeror identifies the small business concern as a 
subcontractor in the bid or proposal or associated small business 
subcontracting plan, to furnish certain supplies or perform a portion 
of the contract; or
    (ii) The offeror used the small business concern's pricing or cost 
information or technical expertise in preparing the bid or proposal, 
where there is written evidence of an intent or understanding that the 
small business concern will be awarded a subcontract for the related 
work if the offeror is awarded the contract;
    (13) A requirement for the contractor to provide the contracting 
officer with a written explanation if the contractor fails to acquire 
articles, equipment, supplies, services or materials or obtain the 
performance of construction work as described in (a)(12) of this 
section. This written explanation shall be submitted to the contracting 
officer within 30 days of contract completion; and
    (14) Assurances that the contractor will not prohibit a 
subcontractor from discussing with the contracting officer any material 
matter pertaining to payment to or utilization of a subcontractor.
* * * * *
    (c) * * * If a subcontracting plan is necessary and the offeror is 
submitting an individual subcontracting plan, the individual 
subcontracting plan shall contain all the elements required by 
paragraph (a) of this section and shall contain separate statements and 
goals for the basic contract and for each option.
* * * * *
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11. Amend section 19.705-1 by--
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a. Revising the heading;
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b. Redesignating the introductory paragraph as paragraph (a); and
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c. Adding paragraph (b).
    The revised and added text reads as follows:


19.705-1  General.

    (a) * * *
    (b)(1) Except where a contractor has a commercial plan, the 
contracting officer shall require a subcontracting plan for each 
indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract (including task or 
delivery order contracts, FSS, GWACs, and MACs), when the estimated 
value of the contract meets the subcontracting

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plan thresholds at 19.702(a)(1) and small business subcontracting 
opportunities exist.
    (2) Contracting officers placing orders may establish small 
business subcontracting goals for each order.
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12. Amend section 19.705-2 by--
0
a. Removing from the introductory text ``must'' and adding ``shall'' in 
its place;
0
b. Revising paragraph (a);
0
c. Adding paragraph (b)(3);
0
d. Revising paragraphs (c) and (e); and
0
e. Adding paragraph (f).
    The revised and added text reads as follows:


19.705-2  Determining the need for a subcontracting plan.

* * * * *
    (a)(1) Determine whether the proposed total contract dollars will 
exceed the subcontracting plan threshold in 19.702(a).
    (2) Determine whether a proposed modification will cause the total 
contract dollars to exceed the subcontracting plan threshold (see 
19.702(a)).
    (b) * * *
    (3) Whether the firm can acquire the items to be furnished by 
contract with minimal or no disruption of contract performance (with 
consideration given to the time remaining until contract completion), 
and at fair market value, when a determination is made in accordance 
with paragraph (a)(2).
    (c)(1) When adding a subcontracting plan pursuant to 19.705-
2(a)(2), the subcontracting goals apply from the date of incorporation 
of the subcontracting plan into the contract.
    (2) If it is determined that there are no subcontracting 
possibilities, the determination shall include a detailed rationale, be 
approved at a level above the contracting officer, and placed in the 
contract file.
* * * * *
    (e) A contract may have no more than one subcontracting plan. When 
a contract modification exceeds the subcontracting plan threshold (see 
19.702(a)), or an option is exercised, the goals of an existing 
subcontracting plan shall be amended to reflect any new subcontracting 
opportunities. These goal changes do not apply retroactively.
    (f) If a subcontracting plan has been added to the contract due to 
a modification (see 19.702(a)(3)) or a size re-representation (see 
19.301-2(e)), the contractor's achievements must be reported on the ISR 
(or the SF-294, if applicable) on a cumulative basis from the date of 
incorporation of the subcontracting plan into the contract.


19.705-4  [Amended]

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13. Amend section 19.705-4 by removing from paragraph (b) ``11 
required'' and adding ``14 required'' in its place; and removing from 
paragraph (c) ``11 elements'' and adding ``14 elements'' in its place.
0
14. Amend section 19.705-6 by--
0
a. Revising the introductory paragraph;
0
b. Removing from paragraph (a) ``Notifying'' and adding ``Notify'' in 
its place;
0
c. Removing from paragraph (b) ``Forwarding'' and adding ``Forward'' in 
its place;
0
d. Removing from the introductory text of paragraph (c) ``Giving'' and 
adding ``Give'' in its place;
0
e. Removing from paragraph (d) ``Notifying'' and adding ``Notify'' in 
its place;
0
f. Removing from paragraph (e) ``Forwarding'' and adding ``Forward'' in 
its place;
0
g. Redesignating paragraphs (f) through (h) as paragraphs (h) through 
(j), respectively;
0
h. Adding new paragraphs (f) and (g);
0
i. Removing from newly redesignated paragraph (h) ``Initiating'' and 
adding ``Initiate'' in its place;
0
j. Removing from newly redesignated paragraph (i) ``Taking'' and adding 
``Take'' in its place; and
0
k. Removing from newly redesignated paragraph (j) ``Acknowledging 
receipt of or rejecting'' and adding ``Acknowledge receipt of or 
reject'' in its place.
    The revised and added text reads as follows:


19.705-6  Postaward responsibilities of the contracting officer.

    After a contract or contract modification containing a 
subcontracting plan is awarded or an existing subcontracting plan is 
amended, the contracting officer shall do the following:
* * * * *
    (f) Monitor the prime contractor's compliance with its 
subcontracting plan, to include the following:
    (1) Ensure that subcontracting reports are submitted into the eSRS 
(or any successor system) within 30 days after the report ending date 
(e.g., by October 30th for the fiscal year ended September 30th).
    (2) Review ISRs, and where applicable, SSRs, in eSRS (or any 
successor system) within 60 days of the report ending date (e.g., by 
November 30th for a report submitted for the fiscal year ended 
September 30th).
    (3) Either acknowledge receipt of or reject the reports in 
accordance with subpart 19.7, 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting 
Plan, and the eSRS instructions (www.esrs.gov).
    (i) The authority to acknowledge or reject SSRs for commercial 
plans resides with the contracting officer who approved the commercial 
plan.
    (ii) If a report is rejected, the contracting officer must provide 
an explanation for the rejection to allow the prime contractor the 
opportunity to respond specifically to perceived deficiencies.
    (g) Evaluate the prime contractor's compliance with its 
subcontracting plan, to include the following:
    (1) Assess whether the prime contractor made a good faith effort to 
comply with its small business subcontracting plan (see 13 CFR 
125.3(d)(3)).
    (2) Assess the prime contractor's written explanation concerning 
the prime contractor's failure to use a small business concern in the 
performance of the contract in the same scope, amount, and quality used 
in preparing and submitting the bid or proposal, if applicable.
* * * * *
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15. Amend section 19.708 by--
0
a. Removing from paragraph (b)(1) ``facility),'' and adding 
``facility)'' in its place;
0
b. Removing the period at the end of paragraphs (b)(1)(i) and (ii) and 
adding a semicolon in their places;
0
c. Removing from paragraph (b)(1)(iii) ``Alternate III.'' and adding 
``Alternate III; or'' in its place;
0
d. Adding a new paragraph (b)(1)(iv);
0
e. Removing from paragraph (b)(2) ``Alternate I, II, or III.'' and 
adding ``Alternate I, II, III, or IV.'' in its place.
    The added text reads as follows:


19.708  Contract clauses.

* * * * *
    (b)(1) * * *
    (iv) Incorporating a subcontracting plan due to a modification as 
provided for in 19.702(a)(3), the contracting officer shall use the 
clause with its Alternate IV.
* * * * *

PART 52--SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES

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16. Amend section 52.212-5 by revising the date of the clause; and 
revising paragraphs (b) (16) and (17) to read as follows:


52.212-5  Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes 
or Executive Orders--Commercial Items.

* * * * *

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Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or 
Executive Orders--Commercial Items (Date)

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    __(16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Date) 
(15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).
    __(17)(i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Date) 
(15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)).
    __(ii) Alternate I (Date) of 52.219-9.
    __(iii) Alternate II (Date) of 52.219-9.
    __(iv) Alternate III (Date) of 52.219-9.
    __(v) Alternative IV (Date) of 52.219-9.
* * * * *
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17. Amend section 52.219-8 by--
0
a. Revising the date of the clause;
0
b. Revising the definition in paragraph (a) of ``HUBZone small business 
concern'';
0
c. Revising paragraph (d)(1);
0
d. Redesignating paragraph (d)(2) as (d)(3); and
0
e. Adding a new paragraph (d)(2).
    The revised and added text reads as follows:


52.219-8   Utilization of Small Business Concerns.

* * * * *

Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Date)

    (a) * * *
    HUBZone small business concern means a small business concern, 
certified by the Small Business Administration, that appears on the 
List of Qualified HUBZone Small Business Concerns maintained by the 
Small Business Administration.
* * * * *
    (d)(1) The prime Contractor may accept a subcontractor's 
representations of its small business size and status as a small 
disadvantaged business, veteran-owned small business, service-
disabled veteran-owned small business, or a woman-owned small 
business in the System for Award Management (SAM) if:
    (i) The subcontractor is registered in SAM; and
    (ii) The subcontractor represents that the size and status 
representations made in SAM (or any successor system) are current, 
accurate and complete as of the date of the offer for the 
subcontract.
    (2) The prime Contractor may accept a subcontractor's written 
representations of its small business size and status as a small 
disadvantaged business, veteran-owned small business, service-
disabled veteran-owned small business, or a woman-owned small 
business if:
    (i) The subcontractor is not registered in SAM; and
    (ii) The subcontractor represents that the size and status 
representations provided with its offer are current, accurate and 
complete as of the date of the offer for the subcontract.
* * * * *
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18. Amend section 52.219-9 by--
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a. Revising the section heading;
0
b. Revising the date of the clause;
0
c. Revising paragraphs (b), (c), and (d);
0
d. Revising paragraphs (e)(4) and (6);
0
e. Revising paragraphs (f), (i), (k), and (l);
0
f. Revising Alternates I, II, and III; and
0
g. Adding Alternate IV.
    The revised and added text reads as follows:


52.219-9   Small Business Subcontracting Plan.

* * * * *

Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Date)

* * * * *
    (b) Definitions. As used in this clause--
    Alaska Native Corporation (ANC) means any Regional Corporation, 
Village Corporation, Urban Corporation, or Group Corporation 
organized under the laws of the State of Alaska in accordance with 
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1601, 
et seq.) and which is considered a minority and economically 
disadvantaged concern under the criteria at 43 U.S.C. 1626(e)(1). 
This definition also includes ANC direct and indirect subsidiary 
corporations, joint ventures, and partnerships that meet the 
requirements of 43 U.S.C. 1626(e)(2).
    Commercial item means a product or service that satisfies the 
definition of commercial item in section 2.101 of the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation.
    Commercial plan means a subcontracting plan (including goals) 
that covers the Offeror's fiscal year and that applies to the entire 
production of commercial items sold by either the entire company or 
a portion thereof (e.g., division, plant, or product line).
    Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS) means the 
Governmentwide, electronic, web-based system for small business 
subcontracting program reporting. The eSRS is located at https://www.esrs.gov.
    Indian tribe means any Indian tribe, band, group, pueblo, or 
community, including native villages and native groups (including 
corporations organized by Kenai, Juneau, Sitka, and Kodiak) as 
defined in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 
et seq.), that is recognized by the Federal Government as eligible 
for services from the Bureau of Indian Affairs in accordance with 25 
U.S.C. 1452(c). This definition also includes Indian-owned economic 
enterprises that meet the requirements of 25 U.S.C. 1452(e).
    Individual subcontracting plan means a subcontracting plan that 
covers the entire contract period (including option periods), 
applies to a specific contract, and has goals that are based on the 
Offeror's planned subcontracting in support of the specific 
contract, except that indirect costs incurred for common or joint 
purposes may be allocated on a prorated basis to the contract.
    Master subcontracting plan means a subcontracting plan that 
contains all the required elements of an individual subcontracting 
plan, except goals, and may be incorporated into individual 
subcontracting plans, provided the master plan has been approved.
    Subcontract means any agreement (other than one involving an 
employer-employee relationship) entered into by a Federal Government 
prime Contractor or subcontractor calling for supplies or services 
required for performance of the contract or subcontract.
    Total contract dollars means the final anticipated dollar value, 
including the dollar value of all options.
    (c)(1) The Offeror, upon request by the Contracting Officer, 
shall submit and negotiate a subcontracting plan, where applicable, 
that separately addresses subcontracting with small business, 
veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small 
business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and 
women-owned small business concerns. If the Offeror is submitting an 
individual subcontracting plan, the plan must separately address 
subcontracting with small business, veteran-owned small business, 
service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small 
business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small 
business concerns, with a separate part for the basic contract and 
separate parts for each option (if any). The subcontracting plan 
shall be included in and made a part of the resultant contract. The 
subcontracting plan shall be negotiated within the time specified by 
the Contracting Officer. Failure to submit and negotiate the 
subcontracting plan shall make the Offeror ineligible for award of a 
contract.
    (2)(i) The prime Contractor may accept a subcontractor's 
representations of its small business size and status as a small 
disadvantaged business, veteran-owned small business, service-
disabled veteran-owned small business, or a woman-owned small 
business in the System for Award Management (SAM) if:
    (A) The subcontractor is registered in SAM; and
    (B) The subcontractor represents that the size and status 
representations made in SAM (or any successor system) are current, 
accurate and complete as of the date of the offer for the 
subcontract.
    (ii) The prime Contractor may accept a subcontractor's written 
representations of its small business size and status as a small 
disadvantaged business, veteran-owned small business, service-
disabled veteran-owned small business, or a woman-owned small 
business if:
    (A) The subcontractor is not registered in SAM; and
    (B) The subcontractor represents that the size and status 
representations provided with its offer are current, accurate and 
complete as of the date of the offer for the subcontract.
    (d) The Offeror's subcontracting plan shall include the 
following:
    (1) Separate goals, expressed in terms of total dollars 
subcontracted, and as a percentage of total planned subcontracting 
dollars, for the use of small business, veteran-owned small 
business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone 
small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small 
business

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concerns as subcontractors. For individual subcontracting plans, and 
if required by the Contracting Officer, goals also be expressed in 
terms of percentage of total contract dollars, in addition to the 
goals expressed as a percentage of total subcontract dollars. The 
Offeror shall include all sub-contracts that contribute to contract 
performance, and may include a proportionate share of products and 
services that are normally allocated as indirect costs. In 
accordance with 43 U.S.C. 1626:
    (i) Subcontracts awarded to an ANC or Indian tribe shall be 
counted towards the subcontracting goals for small business and 
small disadvantaged business (SDB) concerns, regardless of the size 
or Small Business Administration certification status of the ANC or 
Indian tribe.
    (ii) Where one or more subcontractors are in the subcontract 
tier between the Contractor and the ANC or Indian tribe, the ANC or 
Indian tribe shall designate the appropriate Contractor(s) to count 
the subcontract towards its small business and small disadvantaged 
business subcontracting goals.
    (A) In most cases, the appropriate Contractor is the Contractor 
that awarded the subcontract to the ANC or Indian tribe.
    (B) If the ANC or Indian tribe designates more than one 
Contractor to count the subcontract toward its goals, the ANC or 
Indian tribe shall designate only a portion of the total subcontract 
award to each Contractor. The sum of the amounts designated to 
various Contractors cannot exceed the total value of the 
subcontract.
    (C) The ANC or Indian tribe shall give a copy of the written 
designation to the Contracting Officer, the prime Contractor, and 
the subcontractors in between the prime Contractor and the ANC or 
Indian tribe within 30 days of the date of the subcontract award.
    (D) If the Contracting Officer does not receive a copy of the 
ANC's or the Indian tribe's written designation within 30 days of 
the subcontract award, the Contractor that awarded the subcontract 
to the ANC or Indian tribe will be considered the designated 
Contractor.
    (2) A statement of--
    (i) Total dollars planned to be subcontracted for an individual 
contract plan; or the Offeror's total projected sales, expressed in 
dollars, and the total value of projected subcontracts to support 
the sales for a commercial plan;
    (ii) Total dollars planned to be subcontracted to small business 
concerns (including ANC and Indian tribes);
    (iii) Total dollars planned to be subcontracted to veteran-owned 
small business concerns;
    (iv) Total dollars planned to be subcontracted to service-
disabled veteran-owned small business;
    (v) Total dollars planned to be subcontracted to HUBZone small 
business concerns;
    (vi) Total dollars planned to be subcontracted to small 
disadvantaged business concerns (including ANCs and Indian tribes); 
and
    (vii) Total dollars planned to be subcontracted to women-owned 
small business concerns.
    (3) The NAICS code and corresponding size standard of each 
subcontract that best describes the principal purpose, including the 
types of supplies and services to be subcontracted, and an 
identification of the types planned for subcontracting to--
    (i) Small business concerns;
    (ii) Veteran-owned small business concerns;
    (iii) Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns;
    (iv) HUBZone small business concerns;
    (v) Small disadvantaged business concerns; and
    (vi) Women-owned small business concerns.
    (4) A description of the method used to develop the 
subcontracting goals in paragraph (d)(1) of this clause.
    (5) A description of the method used to identify potential 
sources for solicitation purposes (e.g., existing company source 
lists, the System for Award Management (SAM), veterans service 
organizations, the National Minority Purchasing Council Vendor 
Information Service, the Research and Information Division of the 
Minority Business Development Agency in the Department of Commerce, 
or small, HUBZone, small disadvantaged, and women-owned small 
business trade associations). A firm may rely on the information 
contained in SAM as an accurate representation of a concern's size 
and ownership characteristics for the purposes of maintaining a 
small, veteran-owned small, service-disabled veteran-owned small, 
HUBZone small, small disadvantaged, and women-owned small business 
source list. Use of SAM as its source list does not relieve a firm 
of its responsibilities (e.g., outreach, assistance, counseling, or 
publicizing subcontracting opportunities) in this clause.
    (6) A statement as to whether or not the Offeror in included 
indirect costs in establishing subcontracting goals, and a 
description of the method used to determine the proportionate share 
of indirect costs to be incurred with--
    (i) Small business concerns (including ANC and Indian tribes);
    (ii) Veteran-owned small business concerns;
    (iii) Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns;
    (iv) HUBZone small business concerns;
    (v) Small disadvantaged business concerns (including ANC and 
Indian tribes); and
    (vi) Women-owned small business concerns.
    (7) The name of the individual employed by the Offeror who will 
administer the Offeror's subcontracting program, and a description 
of the duties of the individual.
    (8) A description of the efforts the Offeror will make to assure 
that small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled 
veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small 
disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns have 
an equitable opportunity to compete for subcontracts.
    (9) Assurances that the Offeror will include the clause of this 
contract entitled ``Utilization of Small Business Concerns'' in all 
subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities, and 
that the Offeror will require all subcontractors (except small 
business concerns) that receive subcontracts in excess of $650,000 
($1.5 million for construction of any public facility) with further 
subcontracting possibilities to adopt a subcontracting plan that 
complies with the requirements of this clause.
    (10) Assurances that the Offeror will--
    (i) Cooperate in any studies or surveys as may be required;
    (ii) Submit periodic reports so that the Government can 
determine the extent of compliance by the Offeror with the 
subcontracting plan;
    (iii) Include subcontracting data for each order when reporting 
subcontracting achievements for multiple-award contracts intended 
for use by multiple agencies;
    (iv) Submit the Individual Subcontract Report (ISR) and/or the 
Summary Subcontract Report (SSR), in accordance with paragraph (l) 
of this clause using the Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System 
(eSRS) at https://www.esrs.gov. The reports shall provide information 
on subcontract awards to small business concerns (including ANCs and 
Indian tribes that are not small businesses), veteran-owned small 
business concerns, service-disabled veteran-owned small business 
concerns, HUBZone small business concerns, small disadvantaged 
business concerns (including ANCs and Indian tribes that have not 
been certified by SBA as small disadvantaged businesses), women-
owned small business concerns, and for NASA only, Historically Black 
Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions. Reporting shall 
be in accordance with this clause, or as provided in agency 
regulations;
    (v) Ensure that its subcontractors with subcontracting plans 
agree to submit the ISR and/or the SSR using eSRS;
    (vi) Provide its prime contract number, its DUNS number, and the 
email address of the Offeror's official responsible for 
acknowledging receipt of or rejecting the ISRs, to all first-tier 
subcontractors with subcontracting plans so they can enter this 
information into the eSRS when submitting their ISRs; and
    (vii) Require that each subcontractor with a subcontracting plan 
provide the prime contract number, its own DUNS number, and the 
email address of the subcontractor's official responsible for 
acknowledging receipt of or rejecting the ISRs, to its 
subcontractors with subcontracting plans.
    (11) A description of the types of records that will be 
maintained concerning procedures that have been adopted to comply 
with the requirements and goals in the plan, including establishing 
source lists; and a description of the Offeror's efforts to locate 
small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled 
veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small 
disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns and 
award subcontracts to them. The records shall include at least the 
following (on a plant-wide or company-wide basis, unless otherwise 
indicated):

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    (i) Source lists (e.g., SAM), guides, and other data that 
identify small business, veteran-owned small business, service-
disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small 
disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns.
    (ii) Organizations contacted in an attempt to locate sources 
that are small business, veteran-owned small business, service-
disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small 
disadvantaged business, or women-owned small business concerns.
    (iii) Records on each subcontract solicitation resulting in an 
award of more than $150,000, indicating--
    (A) Whether small business concerns were solicited and, if not, 
why not;
    (B) Whether veteran-owned small business concerns were solicited 
and, if not, why not;
    (C) Whether service-disabled veteran-owned small business 
concerns were solicited and, if not, why not;
    (D) Whether HUBZone small business concerns were solicited and, 
if not, why not;
    (E) Whether small disadvantaged business concerns were solicited 
and, if not, why not;
    (F) Whether women-owned small business concerns were solicited 
and, if not, why not; and
    (G) If applicable, the reason award was not made to a small 
business concern.
    (iv) Records of any outreach efforts to contact--
    (A) Trade associations;
    (B) Business development organizations;
    (C) Conferences and trade fairs to locate small, HUBZone small, 
small disadvantaged, and women-owned small business sources; and
    (D) Veterans service organizations.
    (v) Records of internal guidance and encouragement provided to 
buyers through--
    (A) Workshops, seminars, training, etc.; and
    (B) Monitoring performance to evaluate compliance with the 
program's requirements.
    (vi) On a contract-by-contract basis, records to support award 
data submitted by the Offeror to the Government, including the name, 
address, and business size of each subcontractor. Contractors having 
commercial plans need not comply with this requirement.
    (12) Assurances that the Offeror will make a good faith effort 
to acquire articles, equipment, supplies, services, or materials, or 
obtain the performance of construction work from the small business 
concerns that it used in preparing the bid or proposal, in the same 
or greater scope, amount, and quality used in preparing and 
submitting the bid or proposal. Responding to a request for a quote 
does not constitute use in preparing a bid or proposal. The Offeror 
used a small business concern in preparing the bid or proposal if--
    (i) The Offeror identifies the small business concern as a 
subcontractor in the bid or proposal or associated small business 
subcontracting plan, to furnish certain supplies or perform a 
portion of the subcontract; or
    (ii) The Offeror used the small business concern's pricing or 
cost information or technical expertise in preparing the bid or 
proposal, where there is written evidence of an intent or 
understanding that the small business concern will be awarded a 
subcontract for the related work if the Offeror is awarded the 
contract.
    (13) A requirement for the Contractor to provide the Contracting 
Officer with a written explanation if the Contractor fails to 
acquire articles, equipment, supplies, services or materials or 
obtain the performance of construction work as described in (d)(12) 
of this clause. This written explanation must be submitted to the 
Contracting Officer within 30 days of contract completion.
    (14) Assurances that the Contractor will not prohibit a 
subcontractor from discussing with the Contracting Officer any 
material matter pertaining to payment to or utilization of a 
subcontractor.
    (e) * * *
    (4) Confirm that a subcontractor representing itself as a 
HUBZone small business concern is certified by SBA as a HUBZone 
small business concern in accordance with 52.219-8(d)(2).
* * * * *
    (6) For all competitive subcontracts over the simplified 
acquisition threshold in which a small business concern received a 
small business preference, upon determination of the successful 
subcontract Offeror, the Contractor must inform each unsuccessful 
small business subcontract Offeror in writing of the name and 
location of the apparent successful Offeror and if the successful 
subcontract Offeror is a small business, veteran-owned small 
business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone 
small business, small disadvantaged business, or women-owned small 
business concern, prior to award of the subcontract.
    (f) A master subcontracting plan on a plant or division-wide 
basis that contains all the elements required by paragraph (d) of 
this clause, except goals, may be incorporated by reference as a 
part of the subcontracting plan required of the Offeror by this 
clause; provided--
    (1) The master subcontracting plan has been approved,
    (2) The Offeror ensures that the master subcontracting plan is 
updated as necessary and provides copies of the approved master 
plan, including evidence of its approval, to the Contracting 
Officer, and
    (3) Goals and any deviations from the master subcontracting plan 
deemed necessary by the Contracting Officer to satisfy the 
requirements of this contract are set forth in the individual 
subcontracting plan.
* * * * *
    (i) A contract may have no more than one subcontracting plan. 
When a contract modification exceeds the subcontracting plan 
threshold in 19.702(a), or an option is exercised, the goals of the 
existing subcontracting plan shall be amended to reflect any new 
subcontracting opportunities. When the goals in a subcontracting 
plan are amended, these goal changes do not apply retroactively.
* * * * *
    (k) The failure of the Contractor or subcontractor to comply in 
good faith with--
    (1) The clause of this contract entitled ``Utilization Of Small 
Business Concerns''; or
    (2) An approved plan required by this clause, shall be a 
material breach of the contract and may be considered in any past 
performance evaluation of the Contractor.
    (l) The Contractor shall submit ISRs and SSRs using the web-
based eSRS at https://www.esrs.gov. Purchases from a corporation, 
company, or subdivision that is an affiliate of the Contractor or 
subcontractor are not included in these reports. Subcontract awards 
by affiliates shall be treated as subcontract awards by the 
Contractor. Subcontract award data reported by the Contractors and 
subcontractors shall be limited to awards made to their immediate 
next-tier subcontractors. Credit cannot be taken for awards made to 
lower tier subcontractors, unless the Contractor or subcontractor 
has been designated to receive a small business or small 
disadvantaged business credit from an ANC or Indian tribe. Only 
subcontracts involving performance in the United States or its 
outlying areas should be included in these reports with the 
exception of subcontracts under a contract awarded by the State 
Department or any other agency that has statutory or regulatory 
authority to require subcontracting plans for subcontracts performed 
outside the United States and its outlying areas.
    (1) ISR. This report is not required for commercial plans. The 
report is required for each contract containing an individual 
subcontract plan.
    (i) The report shall be submitted semi-annually during contract 
performance for the periods ending March 31 and September 30. A 
report is also required for each contract within 30 days of contract 
completion. Reports are due 30 days after the close of each 
reporting period, unless otherwise directed by the Contracting 
Officer. Reports are required when due, regardless of whether there 
has been any subcontracting activity since the inception of the 
contract or the previous reporting period. When the Contracting 
Officer rejects an ISR, the Contractor shall submit a corrected 
report shall within 30 days of receiving the notice of ISR 
rejection.
    (ii)(A) When a subcontracting plan contains separate goals for 
the basic contract and each option, as prescribed by 19.704(c), the 
dollar goal inserted on this report shall be the sum of the base 
period through the current option; for example, for a report 
submitted after the second option is exercised, the dollar goal 
would be the sum of the goals for the basic contract, the first 
option, and the second option.
    (B) If a subcontracting plan has been added to the contract 
pursuant to 19.705-2(c) or 19.301-2(e), the Contractor's 
achievements must be reported in the ISR on a cumulative basis from 
the date of incorporation of the subcontracting plan into the 
contract.
    (iii) When a subcontracting plan includes indirect costs in the 
goals, these costs must be included in this report.
    (iv) The authority to acknowledge receipt or reject the ISR 
resides--
    (A) In the case of the prime Contractor, with the Contracting 
Officer; and

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    (B) In the case of a subcontract with a subcontracting plan, 
with the entity that awarded the subcontract.
    (2) SSR. (i) Reports submitted under individual subcontracting 
plans.
    (A) This report encompasses all subcontracting under prime 
contracts and subcontracts with an executive agency, regardless of 
the dollar value of the subcontracts. This report also includes 
indirect costs on a prorated basis when the indirect costs are 
excluded from the subcontracting goals;
    (B) The report may be submitted on a corporate, company or 
subdivision (e.g. plant or division operating as a separate profit 
center) basis, unless otherwise directed by the agency.
    (C) If the Contractor or a subcontractor is performing work for 
more than one executive agency, a separate report shall be submitted 
to each executive agency covering only that agency's contracts, 
provided at least one of that agency's contracts is over $650,000 
(over $1.5 million for construction of a public facility) and 
contains a subcontracting plan. For DoD, a consolidated report shall 
be submitted for all contracts awarded by military departments/
agencies and/or subcontracts awarded by DoD prime Contractors.
    (D) The report shall be submitted annually by October 30 for the 
twelve month period ending September 30. When a Contracting Officer 
rejects an SSR, the Contractor shall submit a revised report within 
30 days of receiving the notice of SSR rejection.
    (F) The authority to acknowledge or reject SSRs in eSRS, 
including SSRs submitted by subcontractors with subcontracting 
plans, resides with the Government agency awarding the prime 
contracts unless stated otherwise in the contract.
    (ii) Reports submitted under a commercial plan.
    (A) The report shall include all subcontract awards under the 
commercial plan in effect during the Government's fiscal year and 
all indirect costs.
    (B)The report shall be submitted annually, within thirty days 
after the end of the Government's fiscal year.
    (C) If a Contractor has a commercial plan and is performing work 
for more than one executive agency, the Contractor shall specify the 
percentage of dollars attributable to each agency.
    (D) The authority to acknowledge or reject SSRs for commercial 
plans resides with the Contracting Officer who approved the 
commercial plan.


(End of clause)
* * * * *
    Alternate I (Date). As prescribed in 19.708(b)(1)(i), substitute 
the following paragraph (c)(1) for paragraph (c)(1) of the basic 
clause:

    (c)(1) The apparent low bidder, upon request by the Contracting 
Officer, shall submit a subcontracting plan, where applicable, that 
separately addresses subcontracting with small business, veteran-
owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, 
HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-
owned small business concerns. If the bidder is submitting an 
individual subcontracting plan, the plan must separately address 
subcontracting with small business, veteran-owned small business, 
service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small 
business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small 
business concerns, with a separate part for the basic contract and 
separate parts for each option (if any). The plan shall be included 
in and made a part of the resultant contract. The subcontracting 
plan shall be submitted within the time specified by the Contracting 
Officer. Failure to submit the subcontracting plan shall make the 
bidder ineligible for the award of a contract.
    Alternate II (Date). As prescribed in 19.708(b)(1)(ii), 
substitute the following paragraph (c)(1) for paragraph (c)(1) of 
the basic clause:
    (c)(1) Proposals submitted in response to this solicitation 
shall include a subcontracting plan that separately addresses 
subcontracting with small business, veteran-owned small business, 
service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small 
business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small 
business concerns. If the Offeror is submitting an individual 
subcontracting plan, the plan must separately address subcontracting 
with small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled 
veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small 
disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns, 
with a separate part for the basic contract and separate parts for 
each option (if any). The plan shall be included in and made a part 
of the resultant contract. The subcontracting plan shall be 
negotiated within the time specified by the Contracting Officer. 
Failure to submit and negotiate a subcontracting plan shall make the 
Offeror ineligible for award of a contract.
    Alternate III (Date). As prescribed in 19.708(b)(1)(iii), 
substitute the following paragraphs (d)(10) and (l) for paragraphs 
(d)(10) and (l) in the basic clause;
    (d)(10) Assurances that the Offeror will--
    (i) Cooperate in any studies or surveys as may be required;
    (ii) Submit periodic reports so that the Government can 
determine the extent of compliance by the Offeror with the 
subcontracting plan;
    (iii) Submit Standard Form (SF) 294 Subcontracting Report for 
Individual Contract in accordance with paragraph (l) of this clause. 
Submit the Summary Subcontract Report (SSR), in accordance with 
paragraph (l) of this clause using the Electronic Subcontracting 
Reporting System (eSRS) at https://www.esrs.gov. The reports shall 
provide information on subcontract awards to small business concerns 
(including ANCs and Indian tribes that are not small businesses), 
veteran-owned small business concerns, service-disabled veteran-
owned small business concerns, HUBZone small business concerns, 
small disadvantaged business concerns (including ANCs and Indian 
tribes that have not been certified by the Small Business 
Administration as small disadvantaged businesses), women-owned small 
business concerns, and for NASA only, Historically Black Colleges 
and Universities and Minority Institutions. Reporting shall be in 
accordance with this clause, or as provided in agency regulations; 
and
    (iv) Ensure that its subcontractors with subcontracting plans 
agree to submit the SF 294 in accordance with paragraph (l) of this 
clause. Ensure that its subcontractors with subcontracting plans 
agree to submit the SSR in accordance with paragraph (l) of this 
clause using the eSRS.
    (l) The Contractor shall submit a SF 294. The Contractor shall 
submit SSRs using the web-based eSRS at https://www.esrs.gov. 
Purchases from a corporation, company, or subdivision that is an 
affiliate of the Contractor or subcontractor are not included in 
these reports. Subcontract awards by affiliates shall be treated as 
subcontract awards by the prime Contractor. Subcontract award data 
reported by Contractors and subcontractors shall be limited to 
awards made to their immediate next-tier subcontractors. Credit 
cannot be taken for awards made to lower tier subcontractors, unless 
the Contractor or subcontractor has been designated to receive a 
small business or small disadvantaged business credit from an ANC or 
Indian tribe. Only subcontracts involving performance in the U.S. or 
its outlying areas should be included in these reports with the 
exception of subcontracts under a contract awarded by the State 
Department or any other agency that has statutory or regulatory 
authority to require subcontracting plans for subcontracts performed 
outside the United States and its outlying areas.
    (1) SF 294. This report is not required for commercial plans. 
The report is required for each contract containing an individual 
subcontract plan. For Contractors the report shall be submitted to 
the Contracting Officer, or as specified elsewhere in this contract. 
In the case of a subcontract with a subcontracting plan, the report 
shall be submitted to the entity that awarded the subcontract.
    (i) The report shall be submitted semi-annually during contract 
performance for the periods ending March 31 and September 30. A 
report is also required for each contract within 30 days of contract 
completion. Reports are due 30 days after the close of each 
reporting period, unless otherwise directed by the Contracting 
Officer. Reports are required when due, regardless of whether there 
has been any subcontracting activity since the inception of the 
contract or the previous reporting period. When a Contracting 
Officer rejects a report, the Contractor shall submit a revised 
report within 30 days of receiving the notice of report rejection.
    (ii) When a subcontracting plan contains separate goals for the 
basic contract and each option, as prescribed by 19.704(c), the 
dollar goal inserted on this report shall be the sum of the base 
period through the current option; for example, for a report 
submitted after the second option is exercised, the dollar goal 
would be the sum of the goals for the basic

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contract, the first option, and the second option.
    (iii) When a subcontracting plan includes indirect costs in the 
goals, these costs must be included in this report.
    (2) SSR. (i) Reports submitted under individual subcontracting 
plans.
    (A) This report encompasses all subcontracting under prime 
contracts and subcontracts with an executive agency, regardless of 
the dollar value of the subcontracts. This report also includes 
indirect costs on a prorated basis when the indirect costs are 
excluded from the subcontracting goals.
    (B) The report may be submitted on a corporate, company or 
subdivision (e.g. plant or division operating as a separate profit 
center) basis, unless otherwise directed by the agency.
    (C) If the Contractor and/or subcontractor is performing work 
for more than one executive agency, a separate report shall be 
submitted to each executive agency covering only that agency's 
contracts, provided at least one of that agency's contracts is over 
$550,000 (over $1,000,000 for construction of a public facility) and 
contains a subcontracting plan. For DoD, a consolidated report shall 
be submitted for all contracts awarded by military departments/
agencies and/or subcontracts awarded by DoD prime Contractors.
    (D) The report shall be submitted annually by October 30, for 
the twelve month period ending September 30. When a Contracting 
Officer rejects an SSR, the Contractor is required to submit a 
revised SSR within 30 days of receiving the notice of report 
rejection.
    (E) Subcontract awards that are related to work for more than 
one executive agency shall be appropriately allocated.
    (F) The authority to acknowledge or reject SSRs in the eSRS, 
including SSRs submitted by subcontractors with subcontracting 
plans, resides with the Government agency awarding the prime 
contracts unless stated otherwise in the contract.
    (ii) Reports submitted under a commercial plan.
    (A) The report shall include all subcontract awards under the 
commercial plan in effect during the Government's fiscal year and 
all indirect costs.
    (B) The report shall be submitted annually, within thirty days 
after the end of the Government's fiscal year.
    (C) If a Contractor has a commercial plan and is performing work 
for more than one executive agency, the Contractor shall specify the 
percentage of dollars attributable to each agency.
    (D) The authority to acknowledge or reject SSRs for commercial 
plans resides with the Contracting Officer who approved the 
commercial plan.
    Alternate IV (Date). As prescribed in 19.708(b)(1)(iv), 
substitute the following paragraphs (c) and (d) for paragraphs (c) 
and (d) of the basic clause:
    (c)(1) The Contractor, upon request by the Contracting Officer, 
shall submit and negotiate a subcontracting plan, where applicable, 
that separately addresses subcontracting with small business, 
veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small 
business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and 
women-owned small business concerns. If the Contractor is submitting 
an individual subcontracting plan, the plan shall separately address 
subcontracting with small business, veteran-owned small business, 
service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small 
business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small 
business concerns, with a separate part for the basic contract and 
separate parts for each option (if any). The subcontracting plan 
shall be incorporated into the contract. The subcontracting plan 
shall be negotiated within the time specified by the Contracting 
Officer.
    (2)(i) The prime Contractor may accept a subcontractor's 
representations of its small business size and status as a small 
disadvantaged business, veteran-owned small business, service-
disabled veteran-owned small business, or a woman-owned small 
business in the System for Award Management (SAM) if:
    (A) The subcontractor is registered in SAM; and
    (B) The subcontractor represents that the size and status 
representations made in SAM (or any successor system) are current, 
accurate and complete as of the date of the offer for the 
subcontract.
    (ii) The prime Contractor may accept a subcontractor's written 
representations of its small business size and status as a small 
disadvantaged business, veteran-owned small business, service-
disabled veteran-owned small business, or a woman-owned small 
business if:
    (A) The subcontractor is not registered in SAM; and
    (B) The subcontractor represents that the size and status 
representations provided with its offer are current, accurate and 
complete as of the date of the offer for the subcontract.
    (d) The Contractor's subcontracting plan shall include the 
following:
    (1) Separate goals, expressed in terms of total dollars 
subcontracted and as a percentage of total planned subcontracting 
dollars, for the use of small business, veteran-owned small 
business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone 
small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small 
business concerns as subcontractors. For individual subcontracting 
plans, and if required by the Contracting Officer, goals also be 
expressed in terms of percentage of total contract dollars, in 
addition to the goals expressed as a percentage of total subcontract 
dollars. The Contractor shall include all subcontracts that 
contribute to contract performance, and may include a proportionate 
share of products and services that are normally allocated as 
indirect costs. In accordance with 43 U.S.C. 1626--
    (i) Subcontracts awarded to an ANC or Indian tribe shall be 
counted towards the subcontracting goals for small business and 
small disadvantaged business concerns, regardless of the size or 
Small Business Administration certification status of the ANC or 
Indian tribe; and
    (ii) Where one or more subcontractors are in the subcontract 
tier between the prime Contractor and the ANC or Indian tribe, the 
ANC or Indian tribe shall designate the appropriate Contractor(s) to 
count the subcontract towards its small business and small 
disadvantaged business subcontracting goals.
    (A) In most cases, the appropriate Contractor is the Contractor 
that awarded the subcontract to the ANC or Indian tribe.
    (B) If the ANC or Indian tribe designates more than one 
Contractor to count the subcontract toward its goals, the ANC or 
Indian tribe shall designate only a portion of the total subcontract 
award to each Contractor. The sum of the amounts designated to 
various Contractors cannot exceed the total value of the 
subcontract.
    (C) The ANC or Indian tribe shall give a copy of the written 
designation to the Contracting Officer, the Contractor, and the 
subcontractors in between the prime Contractor and the ANC or Indian 
tribe within 30 days of the date of the subcontract award.
    (D) If the Contracting Officer does not receive a copy of the 
ANC's or the Indian tribe's written designation within 30 days of 
the subcontract award, the Contractor that awarded the subcontract 
to the ANC or Indian tribe will be considered the designated 
Contractor.
    (2) A statement of--
    (i) Total dollars planned to be subcontracted for an individual 
subcontracting plan; or the Contractor's total projected sales, 
expressed in dollars, and the total value of projected subcontracts 
to support the sales for a commercial plan;
    (ii) Total dollars planned to be subcontracted to small business 
concerns (including ANC and Indian tribes);
    (iii) Total dollars planned to be subcontracted to veteran-owned 
small business concerns;
    (iv) Total dollars planned to be subcontracted to service-
disabled veteran-owned small business;
    (v) Total dollars planned to be subcontracted to HUBZone small 
business concerns;
    (vi) Total dollars planned to be subcontracted to small 
disadvantaged business concerns (including ANCs and Indian tribes); 
and
    (vii) Total dollars planned to be subcontracted to women-owned 
small business concerns.
    (3) The NAICS code and corresponding size standard of each 
subcontract that best describes the principal purpose, including the 
types of supplies and services to be subcontracted, and an 
identification of the types planned for subcontracting to--
    (i) Small business concerns;
    (ii) Veteran-owned small business concerns;
    (iii) Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns;
    (iv) HUBZone small business concerns;
    (v) Small disadvantaged business concerns; and
    (vi) Women-owned small business concerns.
    (4) A description of the method used to develop the 
subcontracting goals in paragraph (d)(1) of this clause.

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    (5) A description of the method used to identify potential 
sources for solicitation purposes (e.g., existing company source 
lists, SAM, veterans service organizations, the National Minority 
Purchasing Council Vendor Information Service, the Research and 
Information Division of the Minority Business Development Agency in 
the Department of Commerce, or small, HUBZone, small disadvantaged, 
and women-owned small business trade associations). The Contractor 
may rely on the information contained in SAM as an accurate 
representation of a concern's size and ownership characteristics for 
the purposes of maintaining a small, veteran-owned small, service-
disabled veteran-owned small, HUBZone small, small disadvantaged, 
and women-owned small business source list. Use of SAM as its source 
list does not relieve a firm of its responsibilities (e.g., 
outreach, assistance, counseling, or publicizing subcontracting 
opportunities) in this clause.
    (6) A statement as to whether or not the Contractor included 
indirect costs in establishing subcontracting goals, and a 
description of the method used to determine the proportionate share 
of indirect costs to be incurred with--
    (i) Small business concerns (including ANC and Indian tribes);
    (ii) Veteran-owned small business concerns;
    (iii) Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns;
    (iv) HUBZone small business concerns;
    (v) Small disadvantaged business concerns (including ANC and 
Indian tribes); and
    (vi) Women-owned small business concerns.
    (7) The name of the individual employed by the Contractor who 
will administer the Contractor's subcontracting program, and a 
description of the duties of the individual.
    (8) A description of the efforts the Contractor will make to 
assure that small business, veteran-owned small business, service-
disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small 
disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns have 
an equitable opportunity to compete for subcontracts.
    (9) Assurances that the Contractor will include the clause of 
this contract entitled ``Utilization of Small Business Concerns'' in 
all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities, 
and that the Contractor will require all subcontractors (except 
small business concerns) that receive subcontracts in excess of 
$650,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility) with 
further subcontracting possibilities to adopt a subcontracting plan 
that complies with the requirements of this clause.
    (10) Assurances that the Contractor will--
    (i) Cooperate in any studies or surveys as may be required;
    (ii) Submit periodic reports so that the Government can 
determine the extent of compliance by the Contractor with the 
subcontracting plan;
    (iii) Include subcontracting data for each order when reporting 
subcontracting achievements for a multiple-award contract intended 
for use by multiple agencies;
    (iv) Submit the Individual Subcontract Report (ISR) and/or the 
Summary Subcontract Report (SSR), in accordance with paragraph (l) 
of this clause using the Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System 
(eSRS) at https://www.esrs.gov. The reports shall provide information 
on subcontract awards to small business concerns (including ANCs and 
Indian tribes that are not small businesses), veteran-owned small 
business concerns, service-disabled veteran-owned small business 
concerns, HUBZone small business concerns, small disadvantaged 
business concerns (including ANCs and Indian tribes that have not 
been certified by SBA as small disadvantaged businesses), women-
owned small business concerns, and for NASA only, Historically Black 
Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions. Reporting shall 
be in accordance with this clause, or as provided in agency 
regulations;
    (v) Ensure that its subcontractors with subcontracting plans 
agree to submit the ISR and/or the SSR using eSRS;
    (vi) Provide its prime contract number, its DUNS number, and the 
email address of the Contractor's official responsible for 
acknowledging receipt of or rejecting the ISRs, to all first-tier 
subcontractors with subcontracting plans so they can enter this 
information into the eSRS when submitting their ISRs; and
    (vii) Require that each subcontractor with a subcontracting plan 
provide the prime contract number, its own DUNS number, and the 
email address of the subcontractor's official responsible for 
acknowledging receipt of or rejecting the ISRs, to its 
subcontractors with subcontracting plans.
    (11) A description of the types of records that will be 
maintained concerning procedures that have been adopted to comply 
with the requirements and goals in the plan, including establishing 
source lists; and a description of the Contractor's efforts to 
locate small business, veteran-owned small business, service-
disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small 
disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns and 
award subcontracts to them. The records shall include at least the 
following (on a plant-wide or company-wide basis, unless otherwise 
indicated):
    (i) Source lists (e.g., SAM), guides, and other data that 
identify small business, veteran-owned small business, service-
disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small 
disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns.
    (ii) Organizations contacted in an attempt to locate sources 
that are small business, veteran-owned small business, service-
disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small 
disadvantaged business, or women-owned small business concerns.
    (iii) Records on each subcontract solicitation resulting in an 
award of more than $150,000, indicating--
    (A) Whether small business concerns were solicited and, if not, 
why not;
    (B) Whether veteran-owned small business concerns were solicited 
and, if not, why not;
    (C) Whether service-disabled veteran-owned small business 
concerns were solicited and, if not, why not;
    (D) Whether HUBZone small business concerns were solicited and, 
if not, why not;
    (E) Whether small disadvantaged business concerns were solicited 
and, if not, why not;
    (F) Whether women-owned small business concerns were solicited 
and, if not, why not; and
    (G) If applicable, the reason award was not made to a small 
business concern.
    (iv) Records of any outreach efforts to contact--
    (A) Trade associations;
    (B) Business development organizations;
    (C) Conferences and trade fairs to locate small, HUBZone small, 
small disadvantaged, service-disabled veteran-owned, and women-owned 
small business sources; and
    (D) Veterans service organizations.
    (v) Records of internal guidance and encouragement provided to 
buyers through--
    (A) Workshops, seminars, training, etc.; and
    (B) Monitoring performance to evaluate compliance with the 
program's requirements.
    (vi) On a contract-by-contract basis, records to support award 
data submitted by the Contractor to the Government, including the 
name, address, and business size of each subcontractor. Contractors 
having commercial plans need not comply with this requirement.
    (12) Assurances that the Contractor will make a good faith 
effort to acquire articles, equipment, supplies, services, or 
materials, or obtain the performance of construction work from the 
small business concerns that it used in preparing or proposal for 
the modification, in the same or greater scope, amount, and quality 
used in preparing and submitting the modification proposal. 
Responding to a request for a quote does not constitute use in 
preparing a proposal. The Contractor used a small business concern 
in preparing the proposal for a modification if--
    (i) The Contractor identifies the small business concern as a 
subcontractor in the proposal or associated small business 
subcontracting plan, to furnish certain supplies or perform a 
portion of the subcontract; or
    (ii) The Contractor used the small business concern's pricing or 
cost information or technical expertise in preparing the proposal, 
where there is written evidence of an intent or understanding that 
the small business concern will be awarded a subcontract for the 
related work when the modification is executed.
    (13) A requirement for the Contractor to provide the Contracting 
Officer with a written explanation if the Contractor fails to 
acquire articles, equipment, supplies, services or materials or 
obtain the performance of construction work as described in 
paragraph (d)(12) of this clause. This written explanation must be 
submitted to the Contracting Officer within 30 days of contract 
completion.
    (14) Assurances that the Contractor will not prohibit a 
subcontractor from discussing with the contracting officer any 
material

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matter pertaining to the payment to or utilization of a 
subcontractor.

[FR Doc. 2015-14055 Filed 6-9-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6820-EP-P