Increasing opportunities for small and local businesses at the Naval Postgraduate School through simplified acquisitions contracting
Authors
Lee, Jennifer L.
Subjects
Small Business
Section 891
Simplified Acquisition Procedures
Monterey County
Procurement Technical Assistance Center
Non-traditional Suppliers
Simplified Acquisition Threshold
Non-Traditional Suppliers
Open Market
Section 891
Simplified Acquisition Procedures
Monterey County
Procurement Technical Assistance Center
Non-traditional Suppliers
Simplified Acquisition Threshold
Non-Traditional Suppliers
Open Market
Advisors
Kidalov, Max V.
Yoder, Elliot Cory
Date of Issue
2013-06
Date
Jun-13
Publisher
Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School
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Abstract
The Small Business Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), numerous policy updates, and memorandums direct the Department of the Navys acquisition community to maximize small business awards and increase access by nontraditional suppliers. This Joint Applied Project (JAP) examines the barriers, tools, and best practices of small business contracting in the simplified acquisition environment, with particular emphasis on targeting requirements and industries for award to small and non-traditional suppliers. Through the Small Business Reservation (SBR), Congress intends that agencies automatically attempt to award contracts below the dollar amount of the Simplified Acquisitions Threshold (SAT) of $150,000.00 through small business set-asides. In theory, the FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisitions Procedures (SAP) is a highly effective tool that can overcome barriers to grow non-traditional and small business suppliers to receive experience, revenue, and positive past performance. The Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of the Navy (DON) leaders are concerned the SAT contracts are disproportionately benefitting large firms across entire North American Industrial Category System (NAICS) categories. The SAP environment is a flexible tool in government contracting in which to procure from small business vendors. In December 2011, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) was granted SAP contracting authority to award fixed firm priced contracts below the simplified acquisition dollar threshold of $150,000.00. As a result, NPS is in an ideal position to serve as the test case for an innovative model of fundamental principles which utilizes best practices of small business contracting. Specifically, this foundational model identifies the tools and best practices to overcome the barriers to small business SAT level awards in the Open Market and Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (IDV) contracting vehicles.
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Department
Graduate School of Business & Public Policy (GSBPP)
Organization
Human Systems Integration (HSI) Certificate Program
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.