Procurement Intelligence Briefing

Washington Small Business Groups Silent on Federal Anti-Small Business Policies

Published: December 16, 2014•1 min read•GovPurchase Research Desk
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This briefing covers active market intelligence, regulatory guidelines, and tactical capture recommendations for federal and defense contractors pursuing opportunities in this procurement classification.

Washington Small Business Groups Silent on Federal Anti-Small Business Policies.

Over the last few months a barrage of federal investigations and proposed changes to federal small business programs that could be devastating to small businesses have been released. No Washington, D.C. based organization that claims to represent small businesses has publicly offered any objection.

In September it was uncovered the SBA had included billions of dollars in federal small business contracts to Fortune 500 firms and hundreds of other firms that were ineligible. The American Small Business League (ASBL) was the only organization that publicly objected to the diversion of federal small business contracts to Fortune 500 firms.

As a result of the ASBL’s efforts several journalists published articles on the CSPTP that prompted a hearing in the Senate Armed Services Committee. The Pentagon has since requested the program not be renewed into its 28th year of testing.

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