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 2007-09-26 monographic deposited born digital 19 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-1255T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1255T P0b002ee18039c0f6 f:d071255t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1255T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1255T GAO-07-1255T Contract administration Data collection Data integrity Federal agencies Federal procurement Federal procurement policy Federal regulations Hurricane Katrina Procurement planning Procurement regulations Reporting requirements Small business Small business contractors Small business contracts Strategic planning Subcontracts Program goals or objectives Testimony A76732 The federal government's long-standing policy has been to use its buying power to maximize procurement opportunities for various types of small businesses. GAO initiated work and completed a report in March 2007 under the Comptroller General's authority describing the extent to which small businesses participated in contracting opportunities related to Hurricane Katrina. This testimony discusses (1) results from the March 2007 GAO report, including the amounts that small and local businesses received directly from federal agencies from contracts related to Hurricane Katrina and the lack of required information in official procurement data systems on subcontracting plans, (2) information from two previous GAO reports regarding the small business advocacy responsibilities of Small Business Administration (SBA) and federal agencies that award contracts, and (3) GAO work on SBA's efforts to advocate for small disadvantaged businesses, and similar efforts by entities within selected agencies. In conducting the studies discussed in this testimony, GAO analyzed agency contract data, reviewed federal acquisition regulations, and interviewed agency procurement officials; we also sent a questionnaire to agency officials regarding Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) reporting relationships; reviewed organizational charts and other pertinent information; analyzed relevant laws, legislative history, and court cases; and, updated information on agency actions on our recommendations. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1255T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1255T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1255T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1255T.pdf GAO-07-1255T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1255T Testimony GAO-07-1255T; Small Business Contracting: Observations from Reviews of Contracting and Advocacy Activities of Federal Agencies; Contract administration Data collection Data integrity Federal agencies Federal procurement Federal procurement policy Federal regulations Hurricane Katrina Procurement planning Procurement regulations Reporting requirements Small business Small business contractors Small business contracts Strategic planning Subcontracts Program goals or objectives Public Law 95-507 Public Law 109-61 Public Law 109-62 Public Law 109-148 Public Law 109-234