# 48 CFR § 219.270-2: 219.270-2 Procedures

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-219.270-2

## Section

- **Citation:** 48 CFR § 219.270-2
- **Heading:** 219.270-2 Procedures
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System > CHAPTER 2—DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE > SUBCHAPTER D—SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS > PART 219—SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS > Subpart 219.2—Policies

## Text

(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.

## Nearby sections

- [48 CFR § 219.201 219.201 General policy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-219.201.md)
- [48 CFR § 219.202-1 219.202-1 Encouraging small business participation in acquisitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-219.202-1.md)
- [48 CFR § 219.270-1 219.270-1 Definition.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-219.270-1.md)
- [48 CFR § 219.270-2 219.270-2 Procedures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-219.270-2.md)
- [48 CFR § 219.270-3 219.270-3 Solicitation provision.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-219.270-3.md)
- [48 CFR § 219.301-2 219.301-2 Rerepresentation by a contractor that represented itself as a small business concern.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-219.301-2.md)
- [48 CFR § 219.301-3 219.301-3 Rerepresentation by a contractor that represented itself as other than a small business concern.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-219.301-3.md)
- [48 CFR § 219.309 219.309 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-219.309.md)
- [48 CFR § 219.401 219.401 General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-219.401.md)
- [48 CFR § 219.402 219.402 Small Business Administration procurement center representatives.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-219.402.md)
- [48 CFR § 219.502-1 219.502-1 Requirements for setting aside acquisitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-219.502-1.md)
- [48 CFR § 219.502-2 219.502-2 Total small business set-asides.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-219.502-2.md)
- [48 CFR § 219.502-8 219.502-8 Rejecting Small Business Administration recommendations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-219.502-8.md)
- [48 CFR § 219.602 219.602 Procedures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-219.602.md)

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