Enhancing small-business opportunities in the DoD / Nancy Y. Moore [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Moore, Nancy Y., 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Defense contracts--United States.

Defense contracts.

Small business--United States.

Small business.

Defense industries--United States.

Defense industries.

Government contractors--United States.

Government contractors.

Government purchasing--United States.

Government purchasing.

United States. Department of Defense--Procurement.

United States.

Physical Description:

xx, 105 pages : color illustrations

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, 2008.

Summary:

Impediments may exist that hamper small-business contracting opportunities. Among the issues examined in the report are federal goals for small business purchases, the unique purchase needs of the Department of Defense, and how they affect opportunities for small businesses. The study also examines contract "bundling," subcontracting in professional services and research and development, opportunities in the Small Business Innovation Research and the Mentor-Protege Programs, electronic payment systems, and whether firms "graduate" from the programs or increase in size from "small" to larger businesses as a result of various small-business preferences, including those for procurement.

Contents:

Small Business and the Department of Defense DoD Prime Contract Purchases from Small Businesses as Defined by Government Threshold Sizes The Effect of Bundling on Small-Business Opportunities Subcontracting in Professional Services and Research and Development Obstacles to Technology Transition in the SBIR Program The Mentor-Protege Program The Effect of Electronic Payment Systems on Small Businesses Prospects for Small-Business "Graduation" Conclusions and Implications Appendix: Data Availability and Quality Issues

Notes:

"RAND National Defense Research Institute."