Business Utilization and Development Memorandum (BUDM) 04-01,
Expired Program Authority for the Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Business Program
February 22, 2005
D-7800
ACM-1.10
MEMORANDUM
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) ) ) 05-01 - Expired Program Authority for the Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Business Program
The attached General Services Administration's Civilian Agency Acquisition Council (CAAC) Letter 2004-04 dated December 27, 2004, explains that FAR Subpart 19.11, authorizing civilian agencies to apply the price evaluation adjustment in competitive acquisitions for small disadvantaged business concerns listed under certain authorized NAICS industry subsectors, is no longer in effect. The requirement, first authorized under the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994, expired December 9, 2004. The law was continued under the SBA's temporary authorizations but was omitted from the Small Business Reauthorization and Manufacturing Assistance Act of 2004(P.L. 108-447).
The statutory government-wide goal for contracting with SDB's set at not less than 5 percent is still in effect.
The effective date of this release is December 9, 2004. Please circulate the policy issuance as widely as possible.
Should you have any questions on this subject, please contact me at 303-445-2444.
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