Multiple Award Contracts
(b) Multiple Award Contracts. (1) If a single NAICS code is assigned to a multiple award contract as set forth in 121.402(c)(1)(i), SBA determines size status for the underlying multiple award contract as of the date a business concern submits its initial offer (or other formal response to a solicitation), which includes price, for the contract based upon the size standard set forth in the solicitation for the multiple award contract. (2) When multiple NAICS codes are assigned to a multiple award contract as set forth in 121.402(c)(1)(ii), SBA determines size status for the underlying multiple award contract for each discrete category for which an offer is submitted, by applying the size standard corresponding to each discrete category, as of the date a business concern submits its initial offer which includes price for the contract. (3) Where concerns are not required to submit price as part of the initial offer for a multiple award contract, SBA determines size status for the underlying multiple award contract as of the date a business concern submits its initial offer for the contract, which may not include price.