Under the new law the Small Business Act will be amended
to state that women owned small businesses certified by a
federal agency, a state government, or a national certifying
agency approved by the Administrator, as a small business
concern owned and controlled by women can be granted sole
source contracts if the following conditions are met.
a.
They
must be assessed by the Contracting Officer to be a
responsible contractor with respect to performance of the
contract opportunity.
b.
The contracting officer does not have a reasonable
expectation that 2 or more women owned small businesses will
compete for the contract.
c.
The contract award
price will not exceed $6,500,000 for manufacturing
and $4,000,000 for any other type of contract.
d.
The contract award can be made at a fair and reasonable
price.
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