PROCUREMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS OF HEARINGS BEFORE THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS NINETY-FOURTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON PROCUREMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS OF THE NOVEMBER 11, 12, AND 13, 1975 Printed for the use of the Select Committee on Small Business 63-373 O U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1975 SELECT COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS [Created pursuant to S. Res. 58, 81st Cong.] JOHN SPARKMAN, Alabama J. BENNETT JOHNSTON, Louisiana JACOB K. JAVITS, New York LOWELL P. WEICKER, JR., Connecticut PAUL LAXALT, Nevada BOB PACKWOOD, Oregon WILLIAM B. CHERKASKY, Executive Director (II) CONTENTS Emmerson, A. A., president, Sierra Pacific Industries_ Fenwick, Hon. Millicent, a Representative in Congress from the Fowler, A. C., on behalf of Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Freer, Robert E., Washington counsel, Kimberly-Clark Corp., Horner, Amos A., president, Northwest Timber Association, Eugene 307 Head, Edward E., head, Alaska Timber Corp., Klawock, Alaska.. Henes, John M., president, Vineland Corp-- 64 459 King, Mary E., first vice president; and Inez P. Austin, second vice Lenihan, William F., attorney, Seattle, Wash. McGuire, John R., Chief, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agri- Rickard, Wesley, Jr., Frank G. Lake Lumber Co., Atlanta, Ga..... Umphlett, Cal, president, Umphlett Lumber Co., Moncks Corner, 2, 13 232 112 Vincent, David T., North Side Lumber Co., Philomath, Oreg-. Witt, Hon. Hugh E., Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, 41 EXHIBITS Paper, "Set-Aside Procedure in the Sale of National Forest Timber," ex- Paper, "Possible Legislative Actions to Assist Small Businesses," prepared by the Small Business Administration.. Letter dated December 8, 1975, to Hon. Louis F. Luan, Acting Administra- Letter dated July 16, 1975, to Hon. George M. Stafford, Chairman, Interstate Commerce Commission, from Hon. Millicent Fenwick, Member of Congress Letter dated July 29, 1975, to Hon. Millicent Fenwick, Member of Congress from Hon. George M. Stafford, Chairman, Interstate Commerce Commission-- Letter dated November 26, 1975, to Senator Bob Packwood, Select Com- Paper, 'Annual Surveys of Lumber Industry for 1971, 1972, 1973, and Tables, timber sale data sheets for the Shasta National Forest, Lassen Lists of bidders on Federal timber in Central Northern California, 1974-75_ SBA Form No. 355, Small Business Administration application for small Page 98 99 120 124 220 223 227 228 236 Table, change in number of sawmills and planning mills, 1967-70- 277 278 279 280 282 Table, lumber production, company and production by company employee size class, 1973___. 284 Table, softwood plywood production, company and production by company employee size class, 1973.. 289 Table, hardwood production, company and production by company employee size class, 1973. 292 Map of northern California, Forests Products Division, Kimberly-Clark 324 Reply of Kimberly-Clark Corp. to the Regional Forester's responsive statement, June 20, 1975 325 Request of Kimberly-Clark Corp. for administrative review with supporting statement, April 9, 1975. 344 Graph, employment per thousand board feet of logs in log exporting and domestic log manufacturing.- 406 Letter dated August 6, 1975, to Ted Schlapfer, Regional Forester, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, from Paul F. Ehinger, vice president, Edward Hines Lumber Co. 437 Letter dated August 26, 1975, to Paul F. Ehinger, vice president, Edward Hines Lumber Co., from Ted Schlapfer, Regional Forester, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture... 439 Brochure, "Small Business Marketing Areas in the Willamette Working 441 APPENDIX Statement of John O'Connor, division timber manager, Fibreboard Corp-- Letter dated November 17, 1975, to the Senate Small Business Committee, 493 497 498 |