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8(a) competitive threshold — manufacturing
$8,500,000was $7,000,000 until 1 Oct 2025
- Citation
- FAR 19.805-1(a)(2)
- Last moved
- 1 October 2025, from $7,000,000
- Checked
- 2 November 2026, against the codified FAR and, where it leads the FAR, the statute
- Note
- Moved from $7 million on 1 October 2025. Check the NAICS code assigned to the requirement first: the manufacturing and non-manufacturing figures differ by $3 million.
An 8(a) requirement under a manufacturing NAICS code. You reasonably expect offers from at least two eligible, responsible 8(a) participants at a fair market price. Above what anticipated total value, including options, must the award be competed among 8(a) participants?
$8,500,000 (FAR 19.805-1(a)(2)), as of 2 November 2026. It was $7,000,000 until it moved on 1 October 2025.
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