The Impact of Contract Bundling on Small Business 1992-1999
The Impact of Contract Bundling on Small Business 1992-1999

Author: Barry Leonard

Publisher:

Published: 2003-07

Total Pages: 58

ISBN-13: 9780756734732

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This report discusses the increasingly common practice of contract bundling, which is accelerating the concentration of larger & fewer federal contracts into the hands of larger & fewer companies. As this happens, the small business share of federal dollars is stagnating well below established agency small business contracting goals. Small businesses, unable to compete for larger contracts, are leaving the federal marketplace in increasing numbers. The diminishing diversity of the federal industrial base that contract bundling is fueling will have long term & detrimental consequences to the government's ability to procure needed services & supplies at competitive prices. Charts & tables.

Federal Procurement
Federal Procurement

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Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2001-08

Total Pages: 70

ISBN-13: 9780756712815

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Women-owned small bus. (WOSB) were receiving contracts for only 2% -- less than 1/2 of the 5% governmentwide goal -- of the almost $200 billion in goods and services that the federal gov't. (FG) purchases each year. This is a review of the progress the FG has made to increase its contracting with WOSBs and identifies measures that could improve the FG's performance in contracting with WOSBs. This report provides info. on: trends in Fed. contracting (FC) with WOSBs since FY1996; obstacles that FC officials perceive to contracting with WOSBs; suggestions to help increase FC with WOSBs; and concerns of these officials about the WOSB contracting goals established for agencies.