{"product_id":"federal-contracting-u-s-government-accountability-office-9781974264377","title":"Federal contracting: slow start to implementation of justifications for 8(a) sole-source contracts: report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on","description":"\" 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. \"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e U. S. Government Accountability Office\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1974264378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781974264377\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.07d","brand":"U. S. Government Accountability Office","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44125745807615,"sku":"9781974264377","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_57cbca13-ff60-4710-a78e-f2a42efc9611.jpg?v=1687444448","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/federal-contracting-u-s-government-accountability-office-9781974264377","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}