# Federal Acquisition Regulation; Sole Source Contracts for Women-Owned Small Businesses
> **US Department of Defense** · Interim rule. · Published 2015-12-31 · Effective 2015-12-31 · 80 FR 81888
## Document
- **Document number:** 2015-32428
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Defense
- **Federal Register citation:** 80 FR 81888
- **CFR reference:** 48 CFR 2
- **Publication date:** 2015-12-31
- **Effective date:** 2015-12-31
- **DOD docket:** FAC 2005-86
## Abstract

DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement regulatory changes made by the Small Business Administration (SBA) that provide for authority to award sole source contracts to economically disadvantaged women-owned small business concerns and to women-owned small business concerns eligible under the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/12/31/2015-32428/federal-acquisition-regulation-sole-source-contracts-for-women-owned-small-businesses)
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