Set-Asides for Small Businesses : Recent Developments in the Law Regarding Precedence Among the Set-Aside Programs and Set-Asides Under Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity Contracts.

Describes specific set-aside programs established under the Small Business Act, which allow certain Government procurement contracts to be set aside for small businesses. Examines developments in law regarding set-asides, focusing on effects of recent decisions issued by GAO in 2008 and 2009 interpr...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Public contracts. Small business. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Describes specific set-aside programs established under the Small Business Act, which allow certain Government procurement contracts to be set aside for small businesses. Examines developments in law regarding set-asides, focusing on effects of recent decisions issued by GAO in 2008 and 2009 interpreting laws establishing or implementing set-aside programs for small businesses. Covers decisions regarding precedence among set aside programs and set-asides under indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts, and examines options for Congress.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.