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SEC. 701. [15 U.S.C. 644 note] SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the "Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program Act of 1988".

SEC. 702. [15 U.S.C. 644 note] FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that-

(1) many small business concerns have repeatedly demonstrated their ability to fulfill a broad range of Government requirements for products, services (including research, development, technical, and professional services), and construction, through the Federal procurement process;

(2) various Congressional mandated reforms to the Federal procurement process, including the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984, the Defense Procurement Reform Act of 1984, and the Small Business and Federal Procurement Competition Enhancement Act of 1984, were designed to eliminate obstacles to competition and thereby to broaden small business participation; and

(3) traditional agency efforts to implement the mandate for small business participation in a fair proportion of Federal procurements as required by section 15(a) of the Small Business Act have resulted in

(A) a concentration of procurement contract awards in a limited number of industry categories, often dominated by small business concerns, through the use of set-asides, for the purpose of assuring the attainment of the agency's overall small business contracting goals; and

(B) inadequate efforts to expand small business participation in agency procurements of products or services which have historically demonstrated low rates of small business participation despite substantial potential for expanded small business participation.

1 This Act is contained in title VII of the Business Opportunity Development Reform Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-656; 102 Stat. 3889), approved June 15, 1989.

PART B-DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM

SEC. 711. [15 U.S.C. 644 note] SMALL BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.-There is established a Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program (hereafter referred to in this title as "the Program") pursuant to section 15 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 413) to provide for the testing of innovative procurement methods and procedures. The Administrator of Federal Procurement Policy shall designate the Administrator of the Small Business Administration as the executive agent responsible for conducting the test.

(b) PURPOSES.-The purposes of the Program are to demonstrate whether

(1) the competitive capabilities of small business firms in certain industry categories will enable them to successfully compete on an unrestricted basis for Federal contracting opportunities,

(2) the use of targeted goaling and management techniques by procuring agencies, in conjunction with the Small Business Administration, can expand small business participation in Federal contracting opportunities which have been historically low, despite adequate numbers of qualified small business contractors in the economy, and

(3) expanded use of full and open competition, as specified by the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984 (10 U.S.C. 2302(3) and 41 U.S.C. 403(7)), adversely affects small business participation in certain industry categories, taking into consideration the numerical dominance of small firms, the size and scope of most contracting opportunities, and the competitive capabilities of small firms.

(c) PROGRAM TERM.-The Program shall commence on January 1, 1989.

(d) APPLICATION.-The Program shall apply to contract solicitations for the procurement of services in industry groups designated in section 717.

SEC. 712. [15 U.S.C. 644 note] ENHANCED SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION GOALS.

(a) ENHANCED GOALS FOR DESIGNATED INDUSTRY GROUPS.Each participating agency shall establish an annual small business participation goal that is 40 percent of the dollar value of the contract awards for each of the designated industry groups. In attaining its small business participation goal for contract awards for each of the designated industry groups, each participating agency shall make a good faith effort to assure that emerging small business concerns are awarded not less than 15 percent of the dollar value of the contract awards for each of the designated industry groups.

(b) SPECIAL ASSISTANCE FOR EMERGING SMALL BUSINESS CON

CERNS.

(1) SMALL BUSINESS RESERVE.-During the term of the Program, all contract opportunities in the industry groups designated in section 717 shall be reserved for exclusive competition among emerging small business concerns in accordance with the competition standard specified in section 15(j) of the

Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(j)), if the estimated award
value of the contract is equal to or less than the greater of:
(A) $25,000, or

(B) such larger dollar amount established pursuant to paragraph (2).

(2) ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SMALL BUSINESS RESERVE.—If the goal of awarding emerging small business concerns 15 percent of the total dollar value of contracts in a designated industry category is determined not to have been attained, upon the review of award data conducted in accordance with subsection (d)(1) of this section, the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, to ensure attainment of such goal, shall prescribe, on a semiannual basis, appropriate adjustments to the dollar threshold for contract opportunities in such designated industry category below which competition shall be conducted exclusively among emerging small business concerns.

(3) SMALL BUSINESS SMALL PURCHASE RESERVE.-The requirements of this subsection dealing with the reserve amount shall apply_notwithstanding the amount specified in section 15(j) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(j)).

(4) EXCLUSION OF MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING CONTRACTS ABOVE THE SMALL PURCHASE THRESHOLD.-Any modification or follow-on award to a contract having an initial award value in excess of $25,000 shall not be subject to the limitations on competition required by this subsection.

(c) TARGETING INDUSTRY CATEGORIES WITH LIMITED SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION.-(1) Concurrent with the term of the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, the head of each participating agency shall implement a program to expand small business participation in the agency's acquisition of selected products and services in 10 industry categories which have historically demonstrated low rates of small business participation. The products and services to be targeted for the small business participation expansion program and the special goals for such program, shall be developed in conjunction with the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, and shall be subject to the requirements of section 15(g) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)). (2) The products or services selected for the small business participation expansion program shall be drawn from industry categories that:

(A) are the recipients of substantial purchases by the Federal Government;

(B) have less than 10 percent of such annual purchases made from small business concerns; and

(C) have significant amounts of small business productive capacity that have not been utilized by the Government. (3) In developing its small business participation expansion program, each participating agency shall:

(A) prepare, and furnish to the Administration, a detailed, time-phased strategy (with incremental numerical goals); and

(B) encourage and promote joint ventures, teaming agreements and other similar arrangements, which permit small business concerns to effectively compete for contract solicitations for which an individual small business concern would

lack the requisite capacity or capability needed to establish responsibility for the award of a contract.

(d) MONITORING AGENCY PERFORMANCE.

(1) Participating agencies shall monitor the attainment of their small business participation goals on an annual basis. An annual review by each participating agency shall be completed not later than January 31 of each year, based on the data for the preceding fiscal year, from October 1 through September 30.

(2) All awards to small business concerns (including small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals) shall be counted toward attainment of the goals specified in subsection (a) of this section.

(3) Modifications to a participating agency's solicitation practices, pursuant to section 713(b), shall be made at the beginning of the fiscal year quarter following each review, if the rate of small business participation is less than 40 percent of the contract awards.

SEC. 713. [15 U.S.C. 644 note] PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES.

(a) FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION.-Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), each contract opportunity with an anticipated value of more than $25,000 or more for the procurement of services from firms in the designated industry groups (unless set aside pursuant to section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)) or section 2323 of title 10, United States Code) shall be solicited on an unrestricted basis during the term of the Program, if the participating agency has attained its small business participation goal pursuant to section 712(a). Any regulatory requirements which are inconsistent with this provision shall be waived.

(b) 2 RESTRICTED COMPETITION.-If a participating agency has failed to attain its small business participation goal under section 712(a), subsequent contracting opportunities, which are in excess of the reserve thresholds specified pursuant to section 712(b) shall be solicited through a competition restricted to eligible small business concerns pursuant to section 15(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(a)) only at those buying activities of the participating agency that failed to attain the small business participation goal required by section 712(a). Upon determining that its contract awards to small business concerns again meet the goals required by section 712(a), a participating agency shall promptly resume the use of unrestricted solicitations pursuant to subsection (a). Such modifications in the participating agency's solicitation practices shall be made as soon as practicable, but not later than the beginning of the quarter following completion of the review made pursu

2 Section 202(h) of Public Law 102-366 (106 Stat. 996; 15 U.S.C. 644 note) provides: (h) PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES.-Restricted competitions pursuant to section 713(b) of the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 644 note, 102 Stat. 3892) shall not be imposed with respect to the designated industry group of architectural and engineering services if the rate of small business participation exceeds 35 percent, until the improvements to the collection of data regarding prime contract awards (as required by subsection (g)) and the system for collecting data regarding other than prime contract awards (as required by subsection (d)) have been implemented, as determined by the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy.

ant to section 712(d) indicating that changes to solicitation practices are required.

(c) RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMPETITION IN CONTRACTING ACT OF 1984. Subsections (a) and (b) shall not be construed to supersede the application of the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984 (98 Stat. 1175).

(d) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER APPLICABLE LAW.-Solicitations for the award of contracts for architectural and engineering services (including surveying and mapping) issued by a Military Department or a Defense agency shall comply with the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of section 2855 of title 10, United States Code.

SEC. 714. [15 U.S.C. 644 note] REPORTING.

(a) AWARDS OF $25,000 OR LESS.-During the term of the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, each award of $25,000 or less made by a participating agency for the procurement of a service in any of the designated industry categories shall be reported to the Federal Procurement Data Center in the same manner as if the purchase were in excess of $25,000. (b) SUBCONTRACTING ACTIVITY.—

(1) SIMPLIFIED DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM.-The Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy shall develop and implement a simplified system to collect data on the participation of small business concerns (including small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals) as other than prime contractors.

(2) PARTICIPATING INDUSTRIES.-The system established under paragraph (1) shall be used to collect data regarding contracts for architectural and engineering services (including surveying and mapping). The Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy may expand such system to collect data regarding such other designated industry groups as deemed appropriate.

(3) PARTICIPATING AGENCIES.-As part of the system established under paragraph (1) data shall be collected from— (A) the Environmental Protection Agency;

(B) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration;

(C) the United States Army Corps of Engineers (Civil Works); and

(D) the Department of Energy.

The Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy may require the participation of additional departments or agencies from the list of participating agencies designated in section 718.

(4) DETERMINING SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION RATES.The value of other than prime contract awards to small business concerns furnishing architectural and engineering services (including surveying and mapping) or other services in support of such contracts (or other services provided by small business concerns in other designated industry groups as may be designated for participation by the Administrator for Federal Procurement) shall be counted towards determining whether the small business participation goal required by section 712(a) has been attained.

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