-- SET-ASIDE means that the acquisition is reserved for competition among a specific type of business concern. For Example: Competitive - Total Small Business Set-aside, Competitive - Section 8(a) Set-aside, or other competitive set-asides. FAR 19.5 provides guidelines for providing for maximum practicable opportunities to small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns. ---FAR 6.2

-- Alternative Sources means that the action resulted from the use of procedures that provide for full and open competition after exclusion of one or more sources in order to reduce overall costs; to have a facility available for national defense or industrial mobilization; or to establish or maintain essential capabilities. More information about the use of alternative sources can be found at FAR 6.202.

-- NOT COMPETED means that only one source was solicited for reasons authorized by regulation and justified by the contracting officer. Most common reasons are there is only one responsible source and no other supplies will satisfy agency requirements (FAR 6.302-1), unusual and compelling urgency (FAR 6.302-2), industrial mobilization (FAR 6.302-3).

-- NOT AVAILABLE FOR COMPETITION - Authorized by Statute means that only one source was solicited because of an international agreement, or a statute expressly authorizes or requires that the acquisition be made from a specific source or through another agency such as the Federal Prison Industry, Government Printing and Binding (FAR 6.302-5).

-- NOT AVAILABLE FOR COMPETITION - Sole Source Set-Aside means that this buy was a sole source set-aside for a HUBZone, 8(a), or Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business pursuant to FAR 6.302-5. More information about Small Business Set-Aside Programs can be found in FAR Part 19.