The Aircraft Industry, Hearings Before the Subcommittee No. 4 of ... , 84-2, Pursuant to H. Res. 114 ... , May 21-22; June 27-29, 1956

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Page 11 - It is the declared policy of the Congress that the Government should aid, counsel, assist, and protect insofar as is possible the interests of smallbusiness concerns in order to preserve free competitive enterprise...
Page 137 - UTILIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS (JAN. 1958) (a) It Is the policy of the Government as declared by the Congress that a fair proportion of the purchases and contracts for supplies and services for the Government be placed with small business concerns. (b) The Contractor agrees to accomplish the maximum amount of subcontracting to small business concerns that the Contractor finds to be consistent with the efficient performance of this contract. (b) The "Small Business Subcontracting Program...
Page 79 - Government should aid, counsel, assist, and protect insofar as is possible, the interests of small-business concerns in order to preserve free competitive enterprise, to insure that a fair proportion of the total purchases and contracts for supplies and services for the Government be placed with small-business enterprises, and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of the Nation.
Page 216 - For the purposes of this section, a business enterprise shall be determined to be "small business"' if (1) its position in the trade or industry of which it is a part is not dominant, (2) the number of its employees does not exceed 500, and (3) it is independently owned and operated.
Page 80 - Administration and the contracting procurement or disposal agency (1) to be in the interest of maintaining or mobilizing the Nation's full productive capacity, (2) to be in the interest of war or national defense programs, (3) to be in the interest of assuring that a fair proportion of the total purchases and contracts for property and services for the Government are placed with small business concerns...
Page 80 - Administration, that it Is In the interest of maintaining or mobilizing the Nation's full productive capacity, or in the interest of war or national defense programs, or in the interest of assuring that a fair portion of Government procurement is placed with small business concerns. (b) Definitions. (1) A "small business concern
Page 80 - Each procuring activity, when It Is In the interest of the Government to do so, may place...
Page 84 - ... Policy No. 4 is applicable, the small business specialist will furnish the buyer, for addition to the list of firms to be solicited, the names and addresses of firms appearing on the applicable Bidders' Mailing List that are located in Areas of Substantial Labor Surplus. The small business specialist will also make suggestions if desired as to the method of handling the procurement and will add to the list of concerns to be solicited the names and addresses of small business concerns when such...
Page 87 - Except as provided in this section, a pool shall be treated for purposes of Government procurement on exactly the same basis as any other prospective or actual contractor. (c) Ascertainment of status. The contracting officer Is responsible for ascertaining whether a group of firms seeking to do business with the Government is a pool. In ascertaining the status of a group representing...
Page 83 - ... formally advertised and is expected to involve an expenditure of $10,000 or more. (1) Procurement personnel will notify the small business specialists if, prior to the initiation of purchase requests, planning conferences are held for the purpose of considering potential sources for future procurements. At such discussions, potential sources suggested by the small business specialist will be given the same consideration as other potential sources that may be considered. (2) Buyers will coordinate...

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