What does the FAR Overhaul Part 19 guidance actually cover?
Acquisition.gov’s current guidance shows Part 19 as the FAR small-business framework and does not show the claimed Nov. 3, 2025 Part 19 deviation.
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What does the current FAR Overhaul Part 19 guidance cover?
According to the Acquisition.gov FAR Overhaul Part 19 page, Part 19 is the small-business part of the FAR Overhaul. It implements the acquisition-related sections of the Small Business Act and 41 U.S.C. 3104, and it covers eligibility, the roles of executive agencies and SBA, small-business set-asides, the HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, and 8(a) programs, the Certificate of Competency program, subcontracting assistance, HUBZone price preferences, sole-source awards, and reserves. The same page says contracting officers must apply Part 19 in the United States and its outlying areas unless otherwise specified, and may apply it outside those areas. The separate FAR Part Deviation Guidance page is the umbrella index for agency deviations; in the supplied excerpt it shows an issuance date of May 2, 2025 and an update date of March 16, 2026, but it does not show a Nov. 3, 2025 Part 19 class deviation entry.
Does the supplied evidence show a Nov. 3, 2025 Part 19 class deviation?
Important Note
Do not rely on the legacy Nov. 3, 2025 class-deviation premise unless you can point to a posted Acquisition.gov source. The supplied evidence supports Part 19 scope guidance and a general deviation index, not that specific claim.
- Treat Part 19 as the small-business FAR framework, not as a standalone deviation memo.
- Use the FAR Part Deviation Guidance page to check issuance and update dates for deviation postings.
- Apply Part 19 in the United States and its outlying areas unless the part says otherwise.
- The supplied excerpts do not show a Nov. 3, 2025 Part 19 class deviation entry.
Process
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Review the Part 19 scope
Start with the Acquisition.gov Part 19 page to confirm the small-business programs and rules it covers.
- 2
Check the deviation index
Use the FAR Part Deviation Guidance page to identify the current issuance and update dates and any agency deviation listings.
- 3
Match the rule to the acquisition
Confirm whether Part 19 applies in the United States, its outlying areas, or in an outside-the-U.S. setting where the part may be applied.
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