DOE Contracting with Small Businesses: Hearing Before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, Second Session, to Receive Testimony Regarding Department of Energy Contracting with Small Businesses, May 18, 2004

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Page 2 - It is the declared policy of the Congress that the Government should aid, counsel, assist, and protect insofar as is possible the interests of small business concerns in order to preserve free competitive enterprise...
Page 2 - ... to insure that a fair proportion of the total purchases and contracts or subcontracts for property and services for the Government (including but not limited to contracts or subcontracts for maintenance, repair, and construction) be placed with small business enterprises, to insure that a fair proportion of the total sales of 11 Government property be made to such enterprises, and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of the Nation.
Page 18 - The Office of Federal Procurement Policy within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) establishes government-wide policy on the use and management of FFRDCS.
Page 21 - Act, as amended by the Small Business Reauthorization Act of 1997, directed the President to establish the goal that not less than 23 percent of the federal government's prime contracting dollars would be directed to small businesses each fiscal year.
Page 2 - The Government-wide goal for participation by small business concerns shall be established at not less than 20 percent of the total value of all prime contract awards for each fiscal year.
Page 27 - Other NSF activities that may be funded through the arctic progam include dissertation grants, research experiences for undergraduates, small grants for exploratory research, the small business innovation research program, and the small business technology transfer pilot program.
Page 48 - I will be happy to provide you with any additional information that you desire and I would be pleased to answer any questions that you may have.
Page 39 - FFRDC, in order to discharge its responsibilities to the sponsoring agency, has access, beyond that which is common to the normal contractual relationship, to Government and supplier data, including sensitive and proprietary data, and to employees and facilities. The FFRDC is required to conduct its business in a manner befitting its special relationship with the Government...
Page 39 - The activity, whether the operator of its own or a Governmentowned facility, has access, beyond that which is common to the normal contractual relationship, to Government and/or supplier data, employees, and facilities needed to discharge its responsibilities efficiently and effectively, whether the data is sensitive/proprietary or not.
Page 21 - The Small Business Reauthorization Act of 1997 directed the President to establish a goal of not less than 23 percent of the federal government's prime contracting dollars to be awarded to small businesses each fiscal year.

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