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Article: FORCING AHEAD.(Office of Federal Procurement Policy encourages small-business participation in federal procurement projects)(Brief Article)
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- July 1, 1999
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White House labors to put procurement projects Into entrepreneurs' hands.
Officials aren't working hard enough to persuade contractors to subcontract with smaller firms, according to recent guidelines drafted by the White House aimed at boosting small-business participation in federal procurement projects. Although recent SBA data shows subcontracts to small businesses accounted for $61.2 billion out of a $197.5 billion federal procurement pie, the gentle nudge from Deidre Lee, administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), is a welcome one for small business.
Lee is encouraging federal procurement officers to adopt four best ...