Abstract

Small business, particularly its economic health and opportunity for growth and expansion, traditionally has been the subject of special concern to the President and the Congress. Aware of the impact of government procurement on industry, both have devoted much effort toward increasing the participation of small business concerns in government procurement. Indicative of the presidential interest is the creation of a White House Committee on Small Business consisting of representatives of the major federal departments and agencies and the issuance of directives to procurement officials to increase the government contracts awarded to small firms.1 The congressional interest is manifested by the establishment of special committees on small business by both the Senate and the House of Representatives and by enactment of the Small Business Act, section 2(a) of which provides :?

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