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June 13, 2012 By AMK

Procurement chief tells agencies to focus on small business set-asides

Agencies must report on their progress in steering federal contracting set-asides to specific types of small businesses, according to new direction from Joe Jordan, the recently installed White House chief procurement officer.

Joined by Small Business Administration chief Karen Mills, Jordan told agencies in a  memo last Wednesday to meet their statutory goal for contracting 23 percent with small businesses by considering the use of multiple award contracts with an eye toward “maximizing opportunities for small businesses when agencies make small dollar awards, and strengthening accountability for small business goal achievement.”

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