Assessing the Impact of Requiring Justification and Approval Review for Sole Source 8(a) Native American Contracts in Excess of $20 Million

• Main Author: Moore, Nancy Y. (auth)
• Other Authors: Cox, Amy G. (auth), Grammich, Clifford A. (auth), Mele, Judith D. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2012
• Subjects: Economics; Company, commercial & competition law; Law
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Participants in the federal 8(a) Business Development Program can receive low-value procurement contracts without competitive bidding; certain firms can receive contracts of any size. Concern over these firms' advantage led Congress to require a justification and approval process for contracts...