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52.219-29Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns.

Researched by the BidStride Research Team

What This Clause Requires

FAR 52.219-29 — Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns.. This clause is part of the Federal Acquisition Regulation and may be included in government contracts as a solicitation provision or contract clause.

Official Regulation Text

52.219-29 Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns. As prescribed in 19.1508(a), insert the following clause: Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns (OCT 2022) (a) Definition— Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern, as used in this clause, means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States and who are economically disadvantaged in accordance with 13 CFR part 127, and is certified pursuant to 13 CFR 127.300 as an EDWOSB. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business (WOSB) concern eligible under the WOSB Program. (b) Applicability. This clause applies only to— (1) Contracts that have been set aside for, or awarded on a sole-source basis to, EDWOSB concerns; (2) Part or parts of a multiple-award contract that have been set aside for EDWOSB concerns; (3) Orders set aside for EDWOSB concerns under multiple-award contracts as described in 8.405-5 and 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F); and (4) Orders issued directly to EDWOSB concerns under multiple-award contracts as described in 19.504(c)(1)(ii). (c) General. (1) For EDWOSB set-aside procurements, offers are solicited only from certified EDWOSB concerns or EDWOSB concerns with a pending application for certification in the Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS). (2) For EDWOSB sole-source awards, offers are solicited only from certified EDWOSB concerns. (3) Offers received from other concerns will not be considered. (4) Any award resulting from this solicitation will be made to a certified EDWOSB concern. (d) Joint venture. A joint venture may be considered an EDWOSB concern if— (1) At least one party to the joint venture complies with the criteria defined in paragraph (a)

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR 52.219-29 (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-48/section-52.219-29)

Compliance Checklist

  • (e) In a joint venture that complies with paragraph (d) of this clause, the EDWOSB party or parties to the joint venture shall perform at least 40 percent of the work performed by the joint venture.
  • Work performed by the EDWOSB party or parties to the joint venture must be more than administrative functions.

Flow-Down to Subcontractors

No flow-down required

This clause applies only to the prime contract and does not need to be flowed down to subcontractors.

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This summary is for informational purposes only and reflects the BidStride Research Team's plain-English interpretation of the regulation. It is not legal advice and does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Always consult the official Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) or Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) text and qualified legal counsel for compliance decisions.