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December 13, 2012 By AMK

Senate’s 2013 defense authorization bill would remove dollar limits on WOSB contracting

The 2013 defense authorization bill passed last week by the Senate includes a provision that would remove caps on contract set-asides for women-owned small businesses.  

The Senate-passed bill also includes an amendment approved on Monday, Dec. 3, 2012 to remove current limits on the dollar value of federal contracts awarded to women-owned small businesses.   The bill also calls for the Small Business Administration to conduct a study every five years to examine disparities in the North American Industry Classification System code.

Advocates for women in contracting had for nearly a decade argued that the cap of $4 million for goods and services contracts and $6.5 million on manufacturing contracts discouraged contracting officers from taking the trouble to solicit women-owned businesses.

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: DoD, set-aside, WOSB

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