"Disadvantaged" Small Businesses : Definitions and Designations for Purposes of Federal and Federally Funded Contracting Programs.

Discusses what constitutes a "disadvantaged" small business for purposes of Federal and federally funded contracting programs, and how firms are certified or otherwise designated as such. Examines categories of disadvantaged small businesses, including SBA 8(a) program participants, "...

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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:	Constitutional law. Public contracts. Small business. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Discusses what constitutes a "disadvantaged" small business for purposes of Federal and federally funded contracting programs, and how firms are certified or otherwise designated as such. Examines categories of disadvantaged small businesses, including SBA 8(a) program participants, "small disadvantaged businesses," and "disadvantaged business enterprises." Considers constitutionality of Federal programs for disadvantaged small businesses, and reviews recently enacted or proposed legislation.
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.