[ (b) To comply with section 898 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Pub. L. 114-92), contracting officers shall not use the sole source authority at FAR 6.302-5(b)(4) to purchase religious-related services to be performed on a U.S. military installation. For competitive purchases under the 8(a) program, contracting officers shall not exclude a nonprofit organization from the competition. See 219.270 for additional procedures.] * * * * * PART 219—SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS * * * * * SUBPART 219.2—POLICIES * * * * * [219.270 Religious-related services–inclusion of nonprofit organizations. 219.270-1 Definition. organization,” as used in this section, means any organization that “Nonprofit is— (1) Described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and (2) Exempt from tax under section 501(a) of that Code. 219.270-2 Procedures. (a) To comply with section 898 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Pub. L. 114-92), when acquiring religious-related services to be performed on a U.S. military installation— (1) Do not preclude a nonprofit organization from competing, even when the acquisition is set aside for small businesses as identified in FAR 19.000(a)(3); and (2) Do not use any of the sole source exceptions at FAR 6.302-5(b)(4) through (7) for such acquisitions. (b) If the apparently successful offeror has not represented in its quotation or offer that it is one of the small business concerns identified in FAR 19.000(a)(3), the contracting officer shall verify that the offeror is registered in the System for Award Management database as a nonprofit organization.
[ (b) To comply with section 898 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Pub. L. 114-92), contracting officers shall not use the sole source authority at FAR 6.302-5(b)(4) to purchase religious-related services to be performed on a U.S. military installation. For competitive purchases under the 8(a) program, contracting officers shall not exclude a nonprofit organization from the competition. See 219.270 for additional procedures.] * * * * * PART 219—SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS * * * * * SUBPART 219.2—POLICIES * * * * * [219.270 Religious-related services–inclusion of nonprofit organizations. 219.270-1 Definition. “Nonprofit organization,” as used in this section, means any organization that is— (1) Described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and (2) Exempt from tax under section 501(a) of that Code. 219.270-2 Procedures. (a) To comply with section 898 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Pub. L. 114-92), when acquiring religious-related services to be performed on a U.S. military installation— (1) Do not preclude a nonprofit organization from competing, even when the acquisition is set aside for small businesses as identified in FAR 19.000(a)(3); and (2) Do not use any of the sole source exceptions at FAR 6.302-5(b)(4) through (7) for such acquisitions. (b) If the apparently successful offeror has not represented in its quotation or offer that it is one of the small business concerns identified in FAR 19.000(a)(3), the contracting officer shall verify that the offeror is registered in the System for Award Management database as a nonprofit organization.
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