DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (The subcommittee's request for information follows:) Hon. W. WILLARD WIRTZ, Department of Labor, Washington, D.C. DEAR MR. SECRETARY: The Procurement Subcommittee of the House Select Committee on Small Business is conducting a study of the small business procurement policies, practices and programs of Federal departments and agencies. In connection with this study, it will be appreciated if you would furnish the following: 1. Statistical report showing small business participation by dollars and percent in the department's advertised, negotiated and set-aside procurements over $100 during fiscal years 1964-1967. 2. Description by type of requirements procured and the relative dollar value of each category. 3. Statements of policies applied and methods utilized to develop and encourage small business participation in the department's procurements. A response and your comments in 12 copies by October 31 will be appreciated. Sincerely yours, (The response follows:) Hon. ABRAHAM J. MULTER, ABRAHAM J. MULTER, Chairman, Procurement Subcommittee. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, Chairman, Subcommittee on Government Procurement, DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: This is in reply to your request of October 9, 1967 for information related to small business participation in the Department of Labor's advertised, negotiated and set-aside procurements. Enclosed herewith are enclosures 1 through 5 containing the statistics requested by you. Enclosure 1 contains statistics showing small business participation for fiscal years 1964-1967. Enclosures 2 through 5 enumerate the types of requirements procured and the relative dollar value of each category. It is and shall remain the policy of the Department to maximize the participation of small business concerns in the Department's procurement opportunities through the active pursuit of a small-business unilateral set-aside program, the publicizing of procurements for the direct participation of small businesses, such subcontracting opportunities as small businesses may derive and, finally, the fullest promotion of competition in the Department's procurements. We hope the enclosed information will be helpful to your Subcommittee, and if we can be of further assistance, please let us know. Sincerely, (496) W. WILLARD WIRTZ, Press clipping services_-_ Legislative reporting services.. Category-1966: Stenographic reporting services. Auditing services. Supervisory training programs Management analysis and consultation services.. Automatic data processing services. 17, 586 2,990 3, 693 2, 638 $6,000 45, 258 3, 150 166, 830 23, 960 1, 162, 326 45, 922 PANAMA CANAL COMPANY (The subcommittee's request for information follows:) SELECT COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS, Mr. W. M. WHITMAN, 312 Pennsylvania Building, Washington, D.C. DEAR MR. WHITMAN: The Procurement Subcommittee of the House Select Committee on Small Business is conducting a study of the small business procurement policies, practices and programs of Federal departments and agencies. In connection with this study, it will be appreciated if you would furnish the following: 1. Statistical report showing small business participation by dollars and percent in the company's advertised, negotiated and set-aside procurements over $100 during fiscal years 1964-1967. 2. Description by type of requirements procured and the relative dollar value of each category. 3. Statements of policies applied and methods utilized to develop and encourage small business participation in the company's procurements. A response and your comments in 12 copies by October 31 will be appreciated. Sincerely yours, (The response follows:) Hon. ABRAHAM J. MULTER, ABRAHAM J. MULTER, Chairman, Procurement Subcommittee. PANAMA CANAL COMPANY, Washington, D.C., October 26, 1967. Dear MR. MULTER: Further reference is made to your request for information in regard to the small business procurement policies practices and programs of the Panama Canal Company. A report following the outline provided in your letter prepared by the procurement officials of the Company is attached for the use of the Committee. Please let me know if we can be of any further assistance. Sincerely, Enclosure. W. M. WHITMAN, Secretary. PANAMA CANAL COMPANY, SMALL BUSINESS PROCUREMENT, FISCAL YEAR 1964-67 2. TYPES OF REQUIREMENTS AND RELATIVE DOLLAR VALUE 1964-67 a. Food, clothing and housewares for resale: Total value.. Small business procurements. c. Industrial items (machinery, tools, steel, electrical and chemicals): Total value___. Small business procurements... $39, 501, 250 20, 145, 638 $4,557, 837 2, 324, 497 $40, 345, 294 20, 576, 100 3. POLICIES AND METHODS TO DEVELOP AND ENCOURAGE SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPANY'S PROCUREMENTS a. When formal invitations to bid are issued, bids are solicited from an equal number of small business firms and larger suppliers. b. Emergency and rush requirements are usually obtained from small business firms. c. On development of new items an effort is made to place orders with small business firms if the item is within their capability. d. On the bids submitted by small business firms and other bidders award is made to the small business firm. |