Section 26.202-1 - Local area set-asideThe contracting officer may set aside solicitations to allow only local firms within a specific geographic area to compete (see 6.208).
(a) The contracting officer, in consultation with the requirements office, shall define the specific geographic area for the local set-aside.(b) A major disaster or emergency area may span counties in several contiguous States. The set-aside area need not include all the counties in the declared disaster/emergency area(s), but cannot go outside it.(c) The contracting officer shall also determine whether a local area set-aside should be further restricted to small business concerns in the set-aside area (see Part 19). 72 FR 63087 , Nov. 7, 2007, as amended at 76 FR 18312 , Apr. 1, 2011