Federal contracting :?low start to implementation of justifications for 8(a) sole-source contracts : report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on ... and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate.

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

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Publication Date: Aug 05, 2017

Number of Pages: 34 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 1974264378

ISBN-13: 9781974264377