Does anyone know if the rules under an SDB award holds true with an 8(a) award. I.e., if the award is made to a company when it is an 8(a) and it is a multi-year contract, if that 8(a) graduates during the multi-year, can it retain the contract until end of performance? Citations?-Thanks

By Anonymous on Thursday, January 31, 2002 - 02:43 pm:

YES....THE RULE IS STATED IN 13 CFR

By anon1 on Thursday, January 31, 2002 - 07:37 pm:

Thank you anon. I also found under FAR 19, that a T for C would occur only if there was a novation /change of ownership but like everything else, there are waiver provisions. Brings me to another question: Somewhere in the cobwebs of my memory, I thought I remembered seeing where an 8(a) can own another 8(a) but there are % restrictions-Does that ring a bell with anyone?-Thanks again.

By Anonymous on Thursday, February 07, 2002 - 03:39 pm:

The main key is that the 8(a) firm must be an 8(a) firm when the contract is signed. If you awarded a multi-year contract, that contract can remain with the 8(a) firm, can be counted as an award to an 8(a)and sdb firm throughout the life of the contract. Most activities are encouraged to award long term contracts to 8(a) firms right up until their graduation date so that the follow-on actions against the contract can count as an 8(a)/sdb award. //signed//a Small Business Specialist//