(a) Sole source contracts In accordance with this section, a contracting officer may award a sole source contract to any small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans if
(1) such concern is determined to be a responsible contractor with respect to performance of such contract opportunity and the contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that 2 or more small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans will submit offers for the contracting opportunity;
(2) the anticipated award price of the contract (including options) will not exceed
(A) $5,000,000, in the case of a contract opportunity assigned a standard industrial classification code for manufacturing; or
(B) $3,000,000, in the case of any other contract opportunity; and
(3) in the estimation of the contracting officer, the contract award can be made at a fair and reasonable price.
(c) Relationship to other contracting preferences A procurement may not be made from a source on the basis of a preference provided under subsection (a) or (b) of this section if the procurement would otherwise be made from a different source under section
4124 or
4125 of title
18 or the Javits-Wagner-ODay Act (
41 U.S.C.
46 et seq.).
