C the contractor hereby agrees to carry out this

(c) The Contractor hereby agrees to carry out this policy in
the awarding of subcontracts to the fullest extent consistent
with efficient contract performance. The Contractor further
agrees to cooperate in any studies or surveys as may be con-
ducted by the United States Small Business Administration or
the awarding agency of the United States as may be necessary
to determine the extent of the Contractor’s compliance with
this clause.
(d)(1) The Contractor may accept a subcontractor’s written
representations of its size and socioeconomic status as a small
business, small disadvantaged business, veteran-owned small
business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, or a
women-owned small business if the subcontractor represents
that the size and socioeconomic status representations with its
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offer are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of the
offer for the subcontract.
(2) The Contractor may accept a subcontractor’s repre-
sentations of its size and socioeconomic status as a small busi-
ness, small disadvantaged business, veteran-owned small
business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, or a
women-owned small business in the System for Award Man-
agement (SAM) if–
(i) The subcontractor is registered in SAM; and
(ii) The subcontractor represents that the size and
socioeconomic status representations made in SAM are cur-
rent, accurate and complete as of the date of the offer for the
subcontract.
(3) The Contractor may not require the use of SAM for
the purposes of representing size or socioeconomic status in
connection with a subcontract.
(4) In accordance with 13 CFR 121.411, 124.1015,
125.29, 126.900, and 127.700, a contractor acting in good
faith is not liable for misrepresentations made by its subcon-
tractors regarding the subcontractor’s size or socioeconomic
status.
(5) The Contractor shall confirm that a subcontractor
representing itself as a HUBZone small business concern is
certified by SBA as a HUBZone small business concern by
accessing the System for Award Management database or by
contacting the SBA. Options for contacting the SBA
include—
(i) HUBZone small business database search appli-
cation web page at
dsp_searchhubzone.cfm ; or ;
(ii) In writing to the Director/HUB, U.S. Small Busi-
ness Administration, 409 3rd Street, SW., Washington, DC
20416; or
(iii) The SBA HUBZone Help Desk at hub-
[email protected]
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