Federal Procurement Activity and Hard Core Unemployment: Hearings, Ninetieth Congress, Second Session ...Conducts an extensive review and analysis of Federal procurement activity to find out how well small business concerns have been doing in the government marketplace and to pinpoint problem areas so that remedial action can be taken. Includes paper entitled "Ghediplan -- Ghetto Economic Development and Industrialization Plan," by Dunbar S. McLaurin (p. 325-385). |
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Page 53 - It is the declared policy of the Congress that the Government should aid, counsel, assist, and protect insofar as is possible the interests of small business concerns in order to preserve free competitive enterprise...
Page 246 - Disbursing officers, or the head of any Executive Department, or other establishment not under any of the Executive Departments, may apply for and the Comptroller of the Treasury shall render his decision upon any question involving a payment to be made by them or under them, which decision, when rendered, shall govern the Auditor and the Comptroller of the Treasury in passing upon the account containing said disbursement.
Page 133 - One or more small business concerns are expected to have the technical competency and productive capacity to furnish a severable portion of the procurement at a reasonable price...
Page 158 - Section 2304 is amended by adding a new subsection as follows: "(g) In all negotiated procurements in excess of $2,500 in which rates or prices are not fixed by law or regulation and in which time of delivery will permit proposals shall be solicited from the maximum number of qualified sources consistent with the nature and requirements of the supplies or services to be procured, and written or oral discussions shall be conducted with all responsible offerers who submit proposals within a competitive...
Page 297 - Small Business Concern" is a concern, including its affiliates which is independently owned and operated, is not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government Contracts, and can further qualify under the criteria set forth in regulations of the Small Business Administration (Code of Federal Regulations, Title 13, Section 121.3-8).
Page 205 - In the Interest of assuring that a fair proportion of the total purchases and contracts for property and services for the Government are placed with small business concerns...
Page 301 - Persistent labor surplus area concern" means a concern that agrees to perform, or cause to be performed, a substantial proportion of a contract In persistent labor surplus areas.
Page 415 - That in no case will price differentials be paid for the purpose of carrying out this policy.
Page 301 - Contractor agrees to establish and conduct a program which will encourage labor surplus area concerns to compete for subcontracts within their capabilities. In this connection, the Contractor shall — (1) Designate a liaison officer who will (1) maintain liaison with duly authorized representatives of the Government on labor surplus area matters, (11) supervise compliance with the "Utilization of Concerns In Labor Surplus Areas...
Page 297 - A concern shall be deemed to perform a substantial proportion of a contract in persistent labor surplus areas if the costs that the concern will incur on account of manufacturing or production performed in such areas (by itself or its first-tier subcontractors) amount to more than 50 percent of the contract price. (ill) "Substantial labor surplus area concern...