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TITLE XVI--INDUSTRIAL BASE MATTERS Subtitle B--Department of Defense Activities Related to Small Business Matters |
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P. L. 112- |
House Conference Report 112-705 |
SEC. 1611. ROLE OF THE DIRECTORS OF SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS IN ACQUISITION PROCESSES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.(a) Guidance Required- The Secretary of Defense shall develop and issue guidance to ensure that the head of each Office of Small Business Programs of the Department of Defense is a participant as early as practicable in the acquisition processes-- (1) of the Department, in the case of the Director of Small Business Programs in the Department of Defense; and (2) of the military department concerned, in the case of the Director of Small Business Programs in the Department of the Army, in the Department of the Navy, and in the Department of the Air Force. (b) Matters To Be Included- Such guidance shall, at a minimum-- (1) require the Director of Small Business Programs in the Department of Defense-- (A) to provide advice to the Defense Acquisition Board; and (B) to provide advice to the Information Technology Acquisition Board; and (2) require coordination between the chiefs of staff of the Armed Forces and the service acquisition executives, as appropriate (or their designees), and the Director of Small Business Programs in each military department as early as practical in the relevant acquisition processes. |
Role of the directors of small
business programs in acquisition processes of the Department of
Defense (sec. 1611) The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1612) that would require the Secretary of Defense to ensure the participation of the directors of small business programs of the Department of Defense and the military departments in the requirements development and acquisition processes of the Department of Defense. The Senate amendment contained no similar provision. The Senate recedes with an amendment that would ensure the participation of the directors of small business programs as early as possible in the acquisition processes of the Department. The conferees understand that contract requirements and specifications can be drafted in a manner that is unnecessarily restrictive of competition or unnecessarily excludes small business. The directors of small business programs can and should play a key role in ensuring that the Department avoids such restrictive requirements and specifications. |
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House Report 112-479 |
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SECTION 1612--ROLE OF THE DIRECTORS OF SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS IN REQUIREMENTS DEVELOPMENT AND ACQUISITION DECISION PROCESSES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE This section would require the Secretary of Defense to develop and promulgate guidance to ensure that the director of each office of the Small Business Programs in the Department of Defense are participants in the Department's requirements development and acquisition decision processes. |
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