The Potential Impact of the Government's 'Buy Commercial' Policy on Small Business.

Abstract

This thesis examines the Federal Government's decision to shift from almost total reliance on Government Specifications and Standards to a greater reliance on commercial off-the-shelf products and commercial specifications and standards. The policy is analyzed from a Department of Defense perspective, with special emphasis placed upon the impact that the policy will have on competition, pricing, quality and the small business community. The conclusion is that the 'Buy Commercial' policy will have a positive effect on competition and pricing without sacrificing any of the essentials of quality. The effects on the small business community overall will be positive, in that more small firms will be encouraged to compete for Government contracts. For those small businesses however, that are heavily involved in producing products to meet Government specifications and standards the policy may spell financial disaster unless the Federal Government renders special consideration and assistance to them. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA070095

Entities

People

  • Willie E. Woods

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • National Governments
  • Organizational Structure
  • Procurement
  • Small Business
  • Standards
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Software Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design