96-5908. Change in Solicitation Procedures Under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program  

  • [Federal Register Volume 61, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 13, 1996)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 10350-10351]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 96-5908]
    
    
    
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    GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
    
    
    Change in Solicitation Procedures Under the Small Business 
    Competitiveness Demonstration Program
    
    AGENCY: Office Acquisition Policy, GSA.
    
    ACTION: Notice.
    
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    SUMMARY: Title VII of the ``Business Opportunity Development Reform Act 
    of 1988'' (Pub. L. 100-656) established the Small Business 
    Competitiveness Demonstration Program and designated nine (9) agencies, 
    including GSA, to conduct the program over a four (4) year period from 
    January 1, 1989 to December 31, 1992. The Small Business Opportunity 
    Enhancement Act of 1992 (Pub. L. 102-366) extended the demonstration 
    program until September 1996 and made certain changes in the procedures 
    for operation of the demonstration program. The law designated four (4) 
    industry groups for testing whether the competitive capabilities of the 
    specified industry groups will enable them to successfully compete on 
    an unrestricted basis. The four (4) industry groups are: construction 
    (except dredging); architectural and engineering (A&E) services 
    (including surveying and mapping); refuse systems and related services 
    (limited to trash/garbage collection); and non-nuclear ship repair. 
    Under the program, when a participating agency misses its small 
    business participation goal, restricted competition is reinstituted 
    only for those contracting activities that failed to attain the goal. 
    The small business goal is 40 percent of the total contract dollars 
    awarded for construction, trash/garbage collection services, and non-
    nuclear ship repair and 35 percent of the total contract dollars 
    awarded for architect-engineer services. This notice announces 
    modifications to GSA's solicitation practices under the demonstration 
    program based on a review of the agency's performance during the period 
    from January 1, 1995 to December 31, 1995. Modifications to 
    solicitation practices are outlined in the Supplementary Information 
    section below and apply to solicitations issued on or after April 1, 
    1996.
    
    EFFECTIVE DATE: April 1, 1996.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    Tom Wisnowski, Office of GSA Acquisition Policy, (202) 501-1224.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Procurements of construction or trash/
    garbage collection with an estimated value of $25,000 or less will be 
    reserved for emerging small business concerns in accordance with the 
    procedures outlined in the interim policy directive issued by the 
    Office of Federal Procurement Policy (58 FR 13513, March 11, 1993).
        Procurements of construction or trash/garbage collection with an 
    estimated value that exceeds $25,000 by GSA contracting activities will 
    be made in accordance with the following procedures:
    
    Construction Services in Groups 15, 16, and 17
    
        Procurements for all construction services (except solicitations 
    issued by GSA contracting activities in Regions 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 in 
    SIC Group 15, shall be conducted on an unrestricted basis.
        Procurements for construction services in SIC Group 15 issued by 
    GSA contracting activities in Regions 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 shall be set 
    aside for small business when there is a reasonable expectation of 
    obtaining competition from two or more small businesses. If no 
    expectation exists, the procurements will be conducted on an 
    unrestricted basis.
        Region 3 encompasses the states of Pennsylvania, Delaware, West 
    Virginia, Maryland (except Montgomery and Prince Georges counties), and 
    Virginia (except the city of Alexandria and the counties of Arlington, 
    Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William).
        Region 4 encompasses the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, 
    Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
        Region 5 encompasses the states of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, 
    Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
        Region 6 encompasses the states of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and 
    Nebraska.
        Region 8 encompasses the states of Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, 
    South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.
        Region 9 encompasses the states of Arizona, California, Hawaii, and 
    Nevada.
    
    Trash/Garbage Collection Services in PSC S205
    
        Procurements for trash/garbage collection services in PSC S205 will 
    be conducted on an unrestricted basis.
    
    Architect-Engineer Services (all PSC Codes Under the Demonstration 
    Program)
    
        Procurements for all architect-engineer services (except 
    procurements issued by contracting activities in GSA Regions 2, 3, 4, 
    5, 9, and the National Capital Region) shall be conducted on an 
    unrestricted basis.
        Procurements for architect-engineer services issued by contracting 
    activities
    
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    in Regions 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, and the National Capital Region shall be set 
    aside for small business when there is a reasonable expectation of 
    obtaining competition from two or more small businesses. If no 
    expectation exists, the procurements may be conducted on an 
    unrestricted basis.
        Region 2 encompasses the states of New Jersey, New York, and the 
    territories of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
        Region 3 encompasses the states of Pennsylvania, Delaware, West 
    Virginia, Maryland (except Montgomery and Prince Georges counties), and 
    Virginia (except the city of Alexandria and the counties of Arlington, 
    Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William).
        Region 4 encompasses the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, 
    Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
        Region 5 encompasses the states of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, 
    Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
        Region 9 encompasses the states of Arizona, California, Hawaii, and 
    Nevada.
        The National Capital Region encompasses the District of Columbia, 
    Montgomery and Prince Georges counties in Maryland, and the city of 
    Alexandria and the counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince 
    William in Virginia.
    
    Non-nuclear ship repair
    
        GSA does not procure non-nuclear ship repairs.
    
        Dated: February 27, 1996.
    Ida M. Ustad,
    Deputy Associate Administrator for Acquisition Policy.
    [FR Doc. 96-5908 Filed 3-12-96; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 6820-61-M
    
    

Document Information

Published:
03/13/1996
Department:
General Services Administration
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice.
Document Number:
96-5908
Dates:
April 1, 1996.
Pages:
10350-10351 (2 pages)
PDF File:
96-5908.pdf