Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 28.10.1996

Guidelines for Empowerment Contracting

On September 13, 1996, the Department of Commerce issued proposed Guidelines for Empowerment Contracting and requested public comments to be submitted on or before October 15, 1996, (61 FR 48463). The Department is reopening the comment period and extending the deadline to receive comments to December 1, 1996. The guidelines set forth proposed policies and procedures intended to promote economy and efficiency in Federal procurement by granting qualified large businesses and qualified small businesses appropriate incentives to encourage business activity in areas of general economic distress. The guidelines are proposed in accordance with the President's Executive Order 13005 entitled, ``Empowerment Contracting.'' The standards set forth in the proposed guidelines will serve as the basis for a proposed revision to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Information obtained from public comment on the guidelines will be used to help draft the proposed FAR revision.