Use the responsible program or contracting office for this instrument.
The recorded role is not itself a general application endpoint.
What this role does not control
A routing lead does not establish funds, an individual delegation or approval of the proposed action.
Does not give DoD the SBA’s loan, certification, or business-development powers.
A government-wide goal is not an entitlement to a contract, and no general sole-source authority follows merely from being a small business.
Legal basisSources linkedLegal sources and instrument limits are recorded.
RequirementsGates recordedRead the requirements for this instrument; applicability depends on the proposed action.
Public fundingRules recordedLawfully available procurement or service funds; the cited preference and reservation provisions are not appropriations. Office budget figures are separate institutional context, not an allocation to this instrument.
Assigned rolesRoles recordedPublic sources describe institutional authority. The instrument identifies approval and execution roles; a specific signature remains transaction-dependent.
EngagementProgram unverifiedAdded in the October 5 statutory review; no current implementing program, intake or individual delegation verified.
Use small-business set-asides and multiple-award contract reservations, and work through the distinct 8(a), women-owned, HUBZone, and service-disabled-veteran pathways when each program’s conditions are met. Require applicable small-business subcontracting plans and participation clauses.
What this is not / limit: Does not give DoD the SBA’s loan, certification, or business-development powers.
Executing role: Authorized component contracting, agreements, or personnel office; assignment is illustrative
Authority holder
Head of the procuring agency or authorized contracting officer; SBA holds the eligibility and other functions assigned to it
Eligibility gate
Apply the particular route’s eligibility, certification, competition, price, threshold, and subcontracting requirements; these are not interchangeable exceptions.
8(a) awards require the SBA arrangement and eligible participant contemplated by §637(a). Women-owned, HUBZone, and service-disabled-veteran routes have their own statutory criteria.
Section 644(r) separately permits partial multiple-award set-asides, order set-asides, and reserved awards; §637(d) governs required subcontracting clauses and plans.
Funding condition
Lawfully available procurement or service funds; the cited preference and reservation provisions are not appropriations.
All recorded limits
Does not give DoD the SBA’s loan, certification, or business-development powers.
A government-wide goal is not an entitlement to a contract, and no general sole-source authority follows merely from being a small business.