19.1506           Women-Owned Small             Business Program sole-source             awards.       (a)                    A                   contracting officer shall consider a contract award to an                   EDWOSB concern on a sole-source                   basis (see 6.302-5(b)(7)) before                   considering small business set-asides (see 19.203 and subpart  19.5) provided none of the exclusions at 19.1504 apply and-                                                         (1)                          								                 The acquisition is assigned a NAICS code in which SBA has determined that WOSB concerns are underrepresented in Federal procurement;                                                            (2)                          								                 The contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that offers would be received from two or more EDWOSB concerns; and                                                            (3)                          								                 The conditions in paragraph (c) of this section exist.                                                                             (b)                    A                   contracting officer shall consider a contract award to a WOSB                   concern (including EDWOSB concerns) eligible under the WOSB                   Program on a sole-source                   basis (see 6.302-5(b)(7)) before                   considering small business set-asides (see 19.203 and subpart  19.5) provided none of the exclusions at 19.1504 apply and-                                                         (1)                          								                 The acquisition is assigned a NAICS code in which SBA has determined that WOSB concerns are substantially underrepresented in Federal procurement;                                                            (2)                          								                 The contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that offers would be received from two or more WOSB concerns (including EDWOSB concerns); and                                                            (3)                          								                 The conditions in paragraph (c) of this section exist.                                                                             (c)                                                         (1)                          								                 The anticipated award price of the contract, including options, will not exceed-                                                                           (i)                                										                     										 											$7 million 										 for a requirement within the NAICS codes for manufacturing; or                                                                              (ii)                                										                     										 											$4.5 million 										 for a requirement within any other NAICS codes.                                                                                                           (2)                          								                 The EDWOSB concern or WOSB concern has been determined to be a responsible contractor with respect to performance.                                                            (3)                          								                 The award can be made at a fair and reasonable price.                                                                             (d)                   A contracting officer shall only award a sole-source contract to a concern that has been certified pursuant to 13 CFR 127.300 as an EDWOSB or WOSB eligible under the WOSB program. Contracting officers shall not request a status determination from SBA on pending applications for certification for EDWOSB or WOSB sole-source awards.                                          (e) The SBA has the right to appeal the contracting officer’s decision not to make a sole-source award to either an EDWOSB concern or WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB program.    **Parent topic:** Subpart 19.15 - Women-Owned Small Business Program.