United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2001-01-18 monographic deposited born digital 37 p. GA 1.13:GAO-01-119 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-119 P0b002ee180393995 f:d01119 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-119 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-119 GAO-01-119 Government contracts Small business Federal procurement Other Written Product This report focuses on the trends in federal procurement for small businesses during the 1990s. Some organizations that represent small businesses and others have expressed concerns over acquisition reforms in the mid-1990s that may have reduced the opportunities for small businesses to compete for federal government contracts. These reforms sought to streamline acquisition processes to improve the government's ability to acquire goods and services more efficiently. The reforms included provisions to facilitate the increased use of certain types of contracts. However, small business representatives believe that some of these reforms could make it difficult for small businesses to compete for federal contracts. For example, the Clinger-Cohen Act authorizes the use of multiagency contracts. These contracts could potentially consolidate agencies' requirements, which small businesses may not be able to meet. At the same time, some procurement reforms have benefited small businesses. The Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act, for example, increased the value of contracts set aside exclusively for small business participation. In addition, the Small Business Reauthorization Act of 1997 increased the percentage of federal contracts to be awarded to small businesses to 23 percent. Small Business Administration data indicate that federal agencies met the legislative goal for procurement from small businesses from fiscal years 1993 to 1999. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-119/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-119.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-119/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-119.pdf GAO-01-119 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-119 Other Written Product GAO-01-119; Small Business: Trends in Federal Procurement in the 1990s; Government contracts Small business Federal procurement Public Law 103-355 Public Law 104-106 Public Law 104-201 Public Law 105-85 Public Law 105-135 Public Law 105-261