Federal Contracting and Subcontracting with Small Businesses Issues in the 112th Congress

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Administrative agencies.

Business.

Finance--Law and legislation.

Finance.

Fraud.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2012

Summary:

Describes and analyzes measures that Members of the 112th Congress have enacted or proposed in response to particular issues pertaining to small business contracting and subcontracting. Reviews legislative measures addressing size standards; Government-wide and agency-specific goals; eligibility for existing set-aside programs; subcontracting plans; limitations on subcontracting; payment; surety bonds; bundling and consolidation; insourcing; procurement center representatives; restricted competitions and non-competitive awards; use of small businesses when making "small purchases"; mentor-protege programs; deterrence of and penalties for fraud; and agency-specific programs

Notes:

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Federal Contracting and Subcontracting with Small Businesses

Publisher Number:

CRS-2012-AML-0150

Access Restriction:

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