Business Utilization and Development Memorandum (BUDM) 01-02
8(a) Credit for Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Orders
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D-7800
ACM-1.10
To: Regional Director, P.N., MP, LC, UC, GP
Attention: PN-3702, PN-3703, MP-825, LC-3103, UC-458, GP-3800
Director, Administrative Service Center
Attention: D-2945
Director, Management Services
Attention: D-7810
From: Ron Simonich
Manager, Business & Economic Development Program
Subject: Business Utilization and Development Memorandum (BUDM) 01-02 - 8(a) Credit for Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Orders
I am forwarding a copy of Memorandum, Deputy Director (Acting), Office of Federal Procurement Policy, and Acting Associate Deputy Administrator for Government Contracting and Minority Enterprise Development, Small Business Administration, October 2, 2000, Subject: 8(a) Credit for Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Orders.
This memorandum contains detailed guidance on awarding and reporting 8(a) MAS orders. Please note that, for an ordering agency to take credit for an 8(a) MAS order, the MAS contract must be identified as an 8(a) contract on GSA's Schedules E-Library on the date of execution of the order. An ordering agency cannot receive 8(a) goaling credit if the specific contract on the Schedules E-Library has no 8(a) designation, even though the firm is an 8(a) firm. In this case, the order would be counted as an award to a Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB).
Also note that offers from 8(a) concerns should be evaluated on the same basis as offers from non-8(a) firms. Once GSA has executed the MAS contract with an 8(a) firm, the ordering agency is not required to submit task orders to SBA for acceptance and approval.
Please advise if you have any questions.
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bc: D-7800