Federal contracting: slow start to implementation of justifications for 8(a) sole-source contracts: report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781974264377)

" SBA's 8(a) program is the government's primary means of developing small businesses owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, including firms owned by Alaska Native Corporations and Indian tribes. The NDAA for Fiscal Year 2010, enacted on October 28, 2009, called for revisions to the FAR to provide for a written justification for sole-source 8(a) contracts over $20 million, where previously justifications were not required. GAO determined (1) the timeliness with which this new justification requirement was incorporated in the FAR; (2) the number of 8(a) sole-source contracts valued over $20 million that have been awarded since October 2009 and trends over time; and (3) the extent to which agencies have implemented this new justification requirement. GAO analyzed federal procurement data, reviewed the 14 contracts subject to the requirement across five federal agencies, and interviewed officials from OFPP, SBA, the Department of Defense, and other agencies. "

Author: U. S. Government Accountability Office
ISBN-10: 1974264378
ISBN-13: 9781974264377
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 08/05/2017
Pages: 34
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.23lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.07d