SLD 45 Simplified Acquisition for Base Engineering Requirements (SABER)

52.219-17 Section 8(a) Award. (Oct 2019) Section 8(a) Award (Oct 2019) (a) By execution of a contract, the Small Business Administration (SBA) agrees to the following: (1) To furnish the supplies or services set forth in the contract according to the specifications and the terms and conditions by subcontracting with the Offeror who has been determined an eligible concern pursuant to the provisions of section8(a) of the Small Business Act, as amended (15 U.S.C.637(a)). (2) Except for novation agreements, delegates to the Contracting Officer the responsibility for administering the contract with complete authority to take any action on behalf of the Government under the terms and conditions of the contract; provided, however that the contracting agency shall give advance notice to the SBA before it issues a final notice terminating the right of the subcontractor to proceed with further performance, either in whole or in part, under the contract. (3) That payments to be made under the contract will be made directly to the subcontractor by the contracting activity. (4) To notify the 45th Contracting Squadron Contracting Officer immediately upon notification by the subcontractor that the owner or owners upon whom 8(a) eligibility was based plan to relinquish ownership or control of the concern. (5) That the subcontractor awarded a subcontract hereunder shall have the right of appeal from decisions of the cognizant Contracting Officer under the "Disputes" clause of the subcontract. (b) The offeror/subcontractor agrees and acknowledges that it will, for and on behalf of the SBA, fulfill and perform all of the requirements of the contract. (End of clause) 52.219-18 Notification of Competition Limited to Eligible 8(a) Participants. (Oct 2022) Notification of Competition Limited to Eligible 8(a) Participants (Oct 2022) (a) Offers are solicited only from- (1) Small business concerns expressly certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA) for participation in SBA's 8(a) program and which meet the following criteria at the time of submission of offer- (i) The Offeror is in conformance with the 8(a) support limitation set forth in its approved business plan; and (ii)The Offeror is in conformance with the Business Activity Targets set forth in its approved business plan or any remedial action directed by SBA; (2) A joint venture, in which at least one of the 8(a) program participants that is a party to the joint venture complies with the criteria set forth in paragraph (a)(1) of this clause, that complies with 13 CFR 124.513(c); or (3) A joint venture- (i) That is comprised of a mentor and an 8(a) protege with an approved mentor-protege agreement under the 8(a) program; (ii) In which at least one of the 8(a) program participants that is a party to the joint venture complies with the criteria set forth in paragraph (a)(1) of this clause; and (iii) That complies with 13 CFR 124.513(c). (b) By submission of its offer, the Offeror represents that it meets the applicable criteria set forth in paragraph (a) of this clause. (c) Any award resulting from this solicitation will be made to the Small Business Administration, which will subcontract performance to the successful 8(a) offeror selected through the evaluation criteria set forth in this solicitation.