The Position of Small Business in Government Procurement, Hearings Before Subcommittee No. 2 on Government Procurement and Economic Concentration of ... , 90th Congress, Pursuant to H. Res. 53 ... , October 17 - December 5, 1967; January 23 - July 30, 19681968 - 1328 pages |
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... going to run out of pie , and you are not going to give any to small business . Mr. ROBINSON . Here we are . The next chart , exhibit No. V , shows another slice of the pie was taken out because small business bids were not accepted for ...
... going to run out of pie , and you are not going to give any to small business . Mr. ROBINSON . Here we are . The next chart , exhibit No. V , shows another slice of the pie was taken out because small business bids were not accepted for ...
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... going to perform , for the simple reason that this does not help the small business concern . So they have to make some hard judgments . Mr. Chairman , I might point out that one of the fundamental policies in the Department in the ...
... going to perform , for the simple reason that this does not help the small business concern . So they have to make some hard judgments . Mr. Chairman , I might point out that one of the fundamental policies in the Department in the ...
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... British . They were given a chance to win the business . That program is going on now . It is not being administered in my office and I am not intimately familiar with it . But , of course , there was the rather controversial 57.
... British . They were given a chance to win the business . That program is going on now . It is not being administered in my office and I am not intimately familiar with it . But , of course , there was the rather controversial 57.
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... going to be on our side - you do not take into consideration the area in which the product is being produced in the United States , and the people who for years have been identified with producing this particular item ? The only real ...
... going to be on our side - you do not take into consideration the area in which the product is being produced in the United States , and the people who for years have been identified with producing this particular item ? The only real ...
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... going up , as it has for several years before this year , we have always been careful to point out to the Con- gress that , notwithstanding the fact that the percentage went up , the kinds of things that we were buying had an impact on ...
... going up , as it has for several years before this year , we have always been careful to point out to the Con- gress that , notwithstanding the fact that the percentage went up , the kinds of things that we were buying had an impact on ...
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Aeroflex Air Force aircraft ANDERSON Army ASPR awards to small ball bearings BANNERMAN bidder BURTON Buy American Act Chairman Committee on Small competition contracting officer CORMAN Corp cost Counsel curement Defense Supply Agency Department of Defense engineering equipment Federal fiscal year 1967 Government procurement industry large business MALLOY ment military million MULTER NASA Navy negotiated percent percentage performance prime contractor procedures Procurement Subcommittee production proposals purchase question RACUSIN reasons record representatives request requirements response ROBINSON Select Committee Small Business Administration small business concerns small business firms small business participation small business procurement small business program small business set-aside small business specialist small business subcontracting small businessman small firms sources specifications statement suppliers technical terminal market tion U.S. Army VECCHIETTI Washington weighted guidelines
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Page 3 - It is the declared policy of the Congress that the Government should aid, counsel, assist, and protect, insofar as is possible, the interests of small-business concerns in order to preserve free competitive enterprise, to insure that a fair proportion of the total purchases and contracts or subcontracts for property and services for the Government (including but not limited to contracts or subcontracts for maintenance, repair, and construction...
Page 3 - The essence of the American economic system of private enterprise is free competition. Only through full and free competition can free markets, free entry into business, and opportunities for the expression and growth of personal initiative and individual judgment be assured. The preservation and expansion of such competition is basic not only to the economic well-being but to the security of this Nation.
Page 466 - Government should aid, counsel, assist, and protect insofar as is possible, the interests of small-business concerns in order to preserve free competitive enterprise, to insure that a fair proportion of the total purchases and contracts for supplies and services for the Government be placed with small-business enterprises, and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of the Nation.
Page 176 - ... where there is a reasonable expectation that bids or proposals will be obtained from a sufficient number of responsible small business concerns so that awards will be made at reasonable prices.
Page 64 - State, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, the...
Page 392 - Section 2304 is amended by adding a new subsection as follows: "(g) In all negotiated procurements in excess of $2,500 in which rates or prices are not fixed by law or regulation and in which time of delivery will permit proposals shall be solicited from the maximum number of qualified sources consistent with the nature and requirements of the supplies or services to be procured, and written or oral discussions shall be conducted with all responsible offerers who submit proposals within a competitive...
Page 198 - ... (If an award for more than $100,000 would be made to a domestic concern if the 12 percent factor is applied, but would not be made if the 6 percent...
Page 659 - I was very much interested in what you had to say about agricultural policy and the technological progress that has been made.
Page 658 - Mr. Chairman and members of the subcommittee, it is a privilege to appear before you today to share with you my experiences in the area of Government procurement policy.
Page 802 - If I can be of further assistance to you in this matter, please do not hesitate to call on me. Sincerely yours, CB JONES, Rear Admiral, US Navy, Chief of Legislative Affairs. Costs of nuclear propulsion in the "Enterprise...