99-33077. Expansion of Small Business Participation in Ten (10) Targeted Industry Categories Under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 244 (Tuesday, December 21, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71459-71460]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-33077]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION


Expansion of Small Business Participation in Ten (10) Targeted 
Industry Categories Under the Small Business Competitiveness 
Demonstration Program

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition Policy, GSA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The General Services Administration (GSA) is publishing its 
revised list of the ten (10) targeted industry categories for expanded 
small business participation in acquisitions. Title VII of the 
``Business Opportunity Development Reform Act of 1988'' (Public Law 
100-656) required GSA to implement a program to expand small business 
participation in the agency's acquisitions of selected products and 
services in 10 industry categories where historically small business 
participation had been low despite adequate numbers of small business 
contractors in the economy. Criteria for determining products and 
services in the ten (10) targeted industry categories were (1) the 
products or services were purchased in substantial quantities by the 
Federal Government, (2) less than ten (10) percent annually was 
purchased from small business concerns, and (3) the industries had 
significant amounts of small business productive capacity that had not 
been utilized by the Government. The Small Business Credit and Business 
Opportunity Enhancement Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-366) extended the 
program through September 30, 1996. In 1997, the Small Business 
Reauthorization Act of 1997, was enacted into law. As a result, the 
program is extended indefinitely. GSA's past participation in awarding 
contracts to small businesses in selected industry categories targeted 
for expansion has been successful by either meeting or exceeding 10 
percent. Therefore, GSA recognized the need to select ten (10) new 
targeted industry categories. The Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
(OFPP) directed agencies in the Federal Register dated June 2, 1999, to 
publish an announcement to solicit public comments on its agency 
program for expansion of small business participation in the targeted 
categories. GSA's program includes the following selected targeted 
industry categories:

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             SIC                              Description
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2392.........................  House Furnishings.
2393.........................  Mattresses and Bedsprings.
2621.........................  Paper Mills.
2656.........................  Sanitary Food Containers.

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2679.........................  Converted Paper Products.
3519.........................  Internal Combustion Engines.
3631.........................  Household Cooking Equipment.
3633.........................  Household Laundry Equipment.
3951.........................  Pens and Mechanical Pencils.
4813.........................  Telephone Communications (Except Radio).
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DATES: Public comments on GSA's program for expansion of small business 
participation in the above targeted categories should be submitted in 
writing to the address shown below on or before January 5, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Mail comments to General Services Administration, Office of 
Acquisition Policy, GSA Acquisition Policy Division (MVP), 1800 F 
Street, NW, Room 4027, Washington, DC 20405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cecelia L. Davis, GSA Acquisition 
Policy Division, [phone].

    Dated: December 16, 1999.
J. Les Davison,
Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for Acquisition Policy.
[FR Doc. 99-33077 Filed 12-20-99; 8:45 am]
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