Małe firmy · 31.01.2003

Small Business Government Contracting Programs

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) proposes to amend its regulations governing small business prime contracting assistance, to implement the recommendations of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in its report entitled "Contract Bundling, A Strategy for Increasing Federal Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses." The proposed changes would: revise the definition of bundling to expressly include multiple award contract vehicles and task and delivery orders under such contracting vehicles; require procuring activities to coordinate with the Small Business Specialist (SBS) proposed acquisition strategies or plans contemplating award of a contract or order above specified dollar thresholds and require the SBS to notify the agency Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) when those strategies include contract bundling that is unnecessary, unjustified, or not identified as such by the procuring activity; reduce the threshold and revise the documentation required for "substantial bundling;" require contracting officers to provide bundling justification documentation to the agency OSDBU when "substantial bundling" is involved; and require agency