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 2004-04-05 monographic deposited born digital 34 p. GA 1.13:GAO-04-381 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-381 P0b002ee18039cb49 f:d04381 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-381 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-381 GAO-04-381 Data collection Data integrity Defense procurement Department of Defense contractors Performance measures Procurement records Program evaluation Small business contractors Subcontractors Contract oversight Contract performance DOD Test Program for Negotiation of Comprehensive Small Business Subcontracting Plans Other Written Product A09637

More small businesses are turning to subcontracting as a way to participate in the federal government's $250 billion procurement program. DOD, accounting for about two-thirds of federal procurements, has a critical role in providing opportunities to small businesses through subcontracting programs such as the Test Program for Negotiation of Comprehensive Small Business Subcontracting Plans (Test Program). In addition, Congress raised concerns about the potential for small businesses to lose opportunities to firms performing work outside of the United States. GAO was asked to review (1) DOD's assessment of the Test Program's effectiveness, (2) the performance of contractors participating in the Test Program, (3) the Defense Contract Management Agency's (DCMA) oversight of contractors' small business subcontracting efforts, and (4) the extent and reasons contractors are subcontracting with businesses performing outside the U.S. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-381/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-381.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-381/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-381.pdf GAO-04-381 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-381 Other Written Product GAO-04-381; Contract Management: DOD Needs Measures for Small Business Subcontracting Program and Better Data on Foreign Subcontracts; Data collection Data integrity Defense procurement Department of Defense contractors Performance measures Procurement records Program evaluation Small business contractors Subcontractors Contract oversight Contract performance DOD Test Program for Negotiation of Comprehensive Small Business Subcontracting Plans Title 10 Section 2505 10 U.S.C. 2505 Title 15 Section 632(a)(1) Title 15 Section 632(p)(3) Title 15 Section 632(q)(2) Title 15 Section 637(d)(3)(C) Title 15 Section 637(d)(3)(D) Title 15 Section 637(d)(3)(E) 15 U.S.C. 632(a)(1) 15 U.S.C. 632(p)(3) 15 U.S.C. 632(q)(2) 15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(C) 15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(D) 15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(E) Title 20 Section 1067k(2) 20 U.S.C. 1067k(2) Title 22 Section 2776(e)(1) 22 U.S.C. 2776(e)(1) Public Law 101-189 Public Law 106-65