NAICS Impact on Small Business Set-Asides

Abstract

This project describes the role of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) in the federal government contracting process, especially with respect to small-business solicitations. Because of its importance, mistakes made by contract officers in assigning a NAICS code to a project may have serious adverse effects on small business competition and participation. An analysis of small business opportunities in construction over the years 2012 2014 reveals mistakes in assigning NAICS codes, suggesting that additional oversight is needed along with enhanced efficiency in the NAICS appeal process.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA620817

Entities

People

  • Luis D. Miranda

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Construction
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Environmental Restoration And Remediation
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Medical Personnel
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Natural Resources
  • Small Business
  • Teamwork
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Water Resources

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) EDI Research and Innovation.