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Individual and commercial small-business subcontracting plans

Terms for what a small-business commits the to — goals, administration, records, reporting, and good-faith treatment of proposed small businesses.

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Individual subcontracting plan contents

An individual small-business subcontracting plan is the contract-specific document required under FAR 19.704 when an unrestricted award triggers the plan requirement. It commits the company to goals by category, a description of the method used to develop those goals and to identify potential sources, efforts to ensure equitable opportunity, the name of an administrator, a description of records, and assurances on reporting and good-faith treatment of small businesses used in preparing the bid or proposal — among other required contents. It is an operational promise, not a capture artifact.

Watch for

One undifferentiated “small” goal is not a plan. A percentage table without administration, records, or reporting is not compliance. Proposed small businesses are not free the prime may discard without consequence.

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Commercial subcontracting plan

A commercial subcontracting plan covers the company’s fiscal year commercial sales rather than a single contract’s life. Know which plan type the and your purchasing system actually require, and keep reporting aligned to that . Confirm plan type at bid/ and again at award kickoff before eSRS and supplier commitments diverge.

Watch for

Don’t treat every plan as interchangeable — or assume commercial-plan FY metrics satisfy an individual contract plan’s deal-specific goals without checking. That mix-up invites reporting failure.

Individual subcontracting plan contents

Commercial subcontracting plan

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