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Presidents Small Business Agenda, March 19, 2002
Strategy for Unbundling Contracts: Increasing Federal Contracting Opportunities
for Small Business
“… Accordingly, the President has instructed
the Director of the OMB to Federal Government strategy for
unbundling contracts wherever practicable.”
Shubnum has responded to the President’s “Small
Business Agenda” of March 19, 2002 which creates
a dynamic environment where small businesses and entrepreneurs
flourish. Towards that end the OMB issued a report in October
2002: “Contract Bundling - A Strategy for increasing
Federal Contracting Opportunities for Small Business”.
The OMB (in coordination with the SBA) provides for a nine-point
action plan. Elements of this action plan are presently
undergoing the process of being incorporated in the FAR’s.
Regarding the proposed modifications to FAR’s,
Mr. Al Matera, Director, Acquisition Policy Division at
the OMB
reported1 in his analysis to the FAR secretariat:
“
Currently there are no practical alternatives that will accomplish
the objectives of this proposed rule”.
Contrary to the statement above, Shubnum, at
this time is using proprietary technology to address
this issue
, and
practical alternatives do exist. These are introduced to
the Government through Shubnum’s GSA Schedule Contract
that allow for increased socioeconomic participation. In
addition, Shubnum’s products and services (tools),
provide the benefits of Bundling Contracts and
the benefits of Unbundling Contracts, concurrently. These
tools meet or exceed the FAR’s noted below, regarding
the socioeconomic programs.
Such innovation can have a substantial impact
on (a) savings in government spending, (b) meeting its
socioeconomic
goals
and (c) providing an outstanding ‘Return on Investment
(ROI)’ on the taxpayer dollar
1Federal Register Volume 68, No. 21, January 31, 2003; FAR Case 2002-029
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