This book discusses what constitutes a "disadvantaged" small business for purposes of federal and federally funded contracting programs and how firms are certified or otherwise designated as such. Disadvantaged groups include Indian tribes, Alaska Native Corporations, Native Hawaiian Organizations, and Community Development Corporations. In 2008, the federal government awarded $29.3 billion in contracts or subcontracts to SDBs, including $6.3 billion in contracts to 8(a) participants..
This book discusses what constitutes a "disadvantaged" small business for purposes of federal and federally funded contracting programs and how firms are certified or otherwise designated as such. Disadvantaged groups include Indian tribes, Alaska Native Corporations, Native Hawaiian Organizations, and Community Development Corporations. In 2008, the federal government awarded $29.3 billion in contracts or subcontracts to SDBs, including $6.3 billion in contracts to 8(a) participants..
Preface; "Disadvantaged" Small Businesses: Definitions & Designations for Purposes of Federal & Federally Funded Contracting Programs; The "8(a) Program" for Small Businesses Owned & Controlled by the Socially & Economically Disadvantaged: Legal Requirements & Issues; Small Business Administration: Steps Have Been Taken to Improve Administration of the 8(a) Program, but Key Controls for Continued Eligibility Need Strengthening; 8(a) Program: Fourteen Ineligible Firms Received $325 Million in Sole-Source & Set-Aside Contracts; Alaska Native Corporations: Increased Use of Special 8(a) Provisions Calls for Tailored Oversight; Contracting Programs for Alaska Native Corporations: Historical Development & Legal Authorities; Minority Contracting & Affirmative Action for Disadvantaged Small Businesses: Legal Issues; Rothe Development Corporation v. Department of Defense: The Constitutionality of Federal Contracting Programs for Minority-Owned & other Small Businesses; Index.
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