Small Business Set-Asides: Is DoD Getting its Money's Worth?

Abstract

Small Business Procurement Assistance Programs had their genesis in World War II. The set-aside program was designated as a major federal procurement practice in promoting small business participation. In Fiscal Year 1987, federal spending for goods and services from the small business sector totaled $197.3 billion or one-fifth total federal outlays. However, inequalities in the distribution of large federal outlays during the eighties provided the basis for congressional reforms. The Business Development Reform Act of 1988 was aimed at strengthening the set-aside program. This paper examines the major events that influenced the congressional action and proposes several initiatives to enhance a declining defense industrial base through small business participation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA234010

Entities

People

  • Alfred A. Lopez Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Contracts
  • Defense Industry
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Money
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • Security
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) EDI Research and Innovation.