[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 107 (Monday, June 5, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29629-29630]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-13587]



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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION


Change in Solicitation Procedures Under the Small Business 
Competitiveness Demonstration Program

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition Policy, GSA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Title VII of the ``Business Opportunity Development Act of 
1988'' (Public Law 100-656) established the Small Business 
Competitiveness Demonstration Program and designated nine (9) agencies, 
including GSA, to conduct the program over a four (4) year period from 
January 1, 1989 to December 31, 1992. The Small Business Opportunity 
Enhancement Act of 1992 (Public Law 192-366) extended the demonstration 
program until September 1996 and made certain changes in the procedures 
for operation of the demonstration program. The law designated four (4) 
industry groups for testing whether the competitive capabilities of the 
specified industry groups will enable them to successfully compete on 
an unrestricted basis. The four (4) industry groups are: construction 
(except dredging); architectural and engineering (A&E) services 
(including surveying and mapping); refuse systems and related services 
(limited to trash/garbage collection); and non-nuclear ship repair. 
Under the program, when a participating agency misses its small 
business participation goal, restricted competition is reinstituted 
only for those contracting activities that failed to attain the goal. 
The small business goal is 40 percent of the total contract dollars 
awarded for construction, trash/garbage collection services, and non-
nuclear ship repair and 35 percent of the total contract dollars 
awarded for architect-engineer services. This notice announces 
modifications to GSA's solicitation practices under the demonstration 
program based on a review of the agency's performance during the period 
from April 1, 1994 to March 31, 1995. Modifications to solicitation 
practices are outlined in the Supplementary Information section below 
and apply to solicitations issued on or after July 1, 1995.

[[Page 29630]] EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Wisnowski, Office of GSA 
Acquisition Policy, (202) 501-1224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Procurements of construction or trash/
garbage collection with an estimated value of $25,000 or less will be 
reserved for emerging small business concerns in accordance with the 
procedures outlined in the interim policy directive issued by the 
Office of Federal Procurement Policy (59 FR 123513, March 11, 1993).
    Procurements of construction or trash/garbage collection with an 
estimated value that exceeds $25,000 by GSA contracting activities will 
be made in accordance with the following procedures:
    Construction Services in Groups 15, 16, and 17:
    Procurements for all construction services (except solicitations 
issued by GSA contracting activities in Regions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 
10, and the National Capital Region) in Group 15 will be conducted on 
an unrestricted basis.
    Procurements for construction services in Group 15 issued by GSA 
contracting activities in Regions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, and the 
National Capital Region shall be set aside for small business when 
there is a reasonable expectation of obtaining competition for two or 
more small businesses. If no expectation exists, the procurements will 
be conducted on an unrestricted basis.
    Region 1 encompasses the states of Connecticut, Maine, 
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
    Region 2 encompasses the states of New Jersey, New York, and the 
territories of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
    Region 3 encompasses the states of Pennsylvania, Delaware, West 
Virginia, Maryland (except Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties), and 
Virginia (except the city of Alexandria and the counties of Arlington, 
Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William).
    Region 4 encompasses the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, 
Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
    Region 5 encompasses the states of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, 
Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
    Region 8 encompasses the states of Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, 
South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.
    Region 9 encompasses the states of Arizona, California, Hawaii, and 
Nevada.
    Region 10 encompasses the states of Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and 
Washington.
    The National Capital Region encompasses the District of Columbia, 
Montgomery and Prince Georges counties in Maryland, and the city of 
Alexandria and the counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince 
William in Virginia.
    Trash/garbage collection services in PSC S205:
    Procurements for trash/garbage collection services in PSC S205 will 
be conducted on an unrestricted basis.
    Architect-Engineer services (all PSC codes under the Demonstration 
Program):
    Procurements for all architect-engineer services (except 
procurements issued by contracting activities in GSA Regions 2, 3, 4, 
9, and the National Capital Region) shall be conducted on an 
unrestricted basis.
    Procurements for architect-engineer services issued by GSA 
contracting activities in GSA Regions 2, 3, 4, 9, and the National 
Capital Region shall be set aside for small business when there is a 
reasonable expectation of obtaining competition from two or more small 
businesses. If no expectation exists, the procurement will be conducted 
on an unrestricted basis.
    Region 2 encompasses the states of New Jersey, New York, and the 
territories of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
    Region 3 encompasses the states of Pennsylvania, Delaware, West 
Virginia, Maryland (except Montgomery and Prince Georges counties), and 
Virginia (except the city of Alexandria and the counties of Arlington, 
Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William).
    Region 4 encompasses the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, 
Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
    Region 9 encompasses the states of Arizona, California, Hawaii, and 
Nevada.
    The National Capital Region encompasses the District of Columbia, 
Montgomery and Prince Georges counties in Maryland, and the city of 
Alexandria and the counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince 
William in Virginia.
    Non-nuclear ship repairs:
    GSA does not procure non-nuclear ship repairs.

    Dated: May 23, 1995.
Ida M. Ustad,
Associate Administrator, Office of Acquisition Policy.
[FR Doc. 95-13587 Filed 6-2-95; 8:45 am]
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