The Federal Government has established statutory goals for ensuring that small businesses get their fair share of Government contracts. For example, 23 percent of prime contracts must go to small businesses. Three percent of prime and subcontracts must go to service-disable veteran-owned small businesses. Given the size of Government procurement, that represents a lot of money.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes *
New Regulation Formalizes Ombudsman Practice and Identity for IDIQ Contracts
An ‘ombudsman’ is an official charged with addressing and/or investigating the interests of individuals’ or companies’
