Federal Procurement Activity and Hard Core Unemployment: Hearings, Ninetieth Congress, Second Session ...

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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 291 - 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, $ 121.3-8).
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 240 - 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 135 - 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 9 - ... 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 offerors who submit proposals within a competitive range, price, and other factors considered : Provided, however.
Page 156 - 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 201 - 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 285 - ... if the costs that the concern will Incur on account of manufacturing or production in or near...
Page 415 - That in no case will price differentials be paid for the purpose of carrying out this policy.
Page 418 - To reject a bid or offer to furnish materials of foreign origin in any situation in which the domestic supplier offering the lowest price for furnishing the desired materials undertakes to produce substantially all of such materials in areas of substantial unemployment, as determined by the Secretary of Labor...

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