Y 4.SM 1:C73/5 COMPETITION IN FEDERAL PROCUREMENT HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON GENERAL OVERSIGHT OF THE COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS NINETY-EIGHTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION WASHINGTON, D.C., OCTOBER 5 AND 6, 1983 Printed for the use of the Committee on Small Business CIS RECORD ONLY: NEAL SMITH, Iowa COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS PARREN J. MITCHELL, Maryland, Chairman JOSEPH P. ADDABBO, New York CHARLES W. STENHOLM, Texas BUDDY ROEMER, Louisiana FRANK MCCLOSKEY, Indiana ESTEBAN EDWARD TORRES, California JIM COOPER, Tennessee JOSEPH M. McDADE, Pennsylvania SILVIO O. CONTE, Massachusetts WILLIAM S. BROOMFIELD, Michigan LYLE WILLIAMS, Ohio JOHN HILER, Indiana VIN WEBER, Minnesota CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH, New Jersey GUY V. MOLINARI, New York GENE CHAPPIE, California SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York CONTENTS Bilirakis, Hon. Michael, a Representative in Congress from the State of 1, 123 3, 125 Amlie, Thomas S., Assistant for Technical Systems, Office of the Assist- ant Secretary for Financial Management, U.S. Air Force, Department Boxer, Hon. Barbara, a Representative in Congress from the State of Connolly, Maj. Gen. Joseph H., Deputy Director for Acquisition Manage- ment, Defense Logistics Agency, DOD, accompanied by Brigadier Gen- Forman, Wallace, chairman, Gibralter Industries, Inc., on behalf of Busi- Gilleece, Mary Ann, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (Acquisition Management), Department of Defense, accom- panied by Harvey Gordon, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Ac- quisition, and Norma Leftwich, Director, Small and Disadvantaged Grassley, Hon. Charles E., a Senator in Congress from the State of Iowa... Kemp, Ira L., Associate Director of Contracting and Manufacturing, Di- rectorate of Contracting and Manufacturing Policy, U.S. Air Force, DOD, accompanied by Don Rellins, Director of Small and Disadvan- taged Business Utilization, USAF, DOD.. Miller, Frank G., SBA Breakout Procurement Center Representative, Mitchell, Hon. Parren J., a Representative in Congress from the State of Testimony of-Continued Rankin, Thomas R., president, G.K.S., Inc., and on behalf of Small Busi- Sansone, Rear Adm. Joseph S., Jr., Deputy Chief of Navy Materiel (Con- Solomon, Maj. Gen. Robert B., Deputy Inspector General for Investiga- Page 242 52 198 115 185 Stallings, Maj. Gen. David W., Director of Procurement and Production, U.S. Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command, Department of the Army, DOD... 196 Swain, Frank S., Chief Counsel for Advocacy, U.S. Small Business Administration.. 54 Vander Schaaf, Derek J., Deputy Inspector General, Department of Defense. 181 Weiss, Stanley A., president, Business Executives for National Security, 97 Williams, Jon, president, Association of Southwest Government Contractors 34 Additional material supplied for the hearing record: Amlie, Thomas S., Assistant for Technical Systems, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Management, U.S. Air Force, Department of Defense... 137 Boxer, Hon. Barbara, a Representative in Congress from the State of "Pentagon, in Year-End Rush, Spends Billions," article, New York Connolly, Maj. Gen. Joseph H., Deputy Director for Acquisition Manage- 216 75 Forman, Wallace, chairman, Gibralter Industries, Inc., on behalf of Business Executives for Equitable Procurement: Prepared statement..... Gilleece, Mary Ann, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (Acquisition Management) Department of Defense: Prepared statement. Kemp, Ira L., Associate Director of Contracting and Manufacturing, Directorate of Contracting and Manufacturing Policy, U.S. Air Force: Prepared statement..... Mitchell, Hon. Parren J., a Representative in Congress from the State of Maryland and chairman, Committee on Small Business: Prepared statement. Rankin, Thomas R., president, G.K.S., Inc., and on behalf of Small Busi- Sanders, James C., Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration: Sansone, Rear Adm. Joseph S., Jr., Deputy Chief of Navy Materiel (Con- 105 157 206 20 28 53 199 Seidman, Paul J., special counsel for procurement policy issues, National 119 Sowle, Donald E., Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, Executive Office of the President: Prepared statement... 253 Stallings, Maj. Gen. David W., Director of Procurement and Production, U.S. Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command, Depart- 197 Swain, Frank S., Chief Counsel for Advocacy, U.S. Small Business Administration: Prepared statement.... 57 Additional material supplied for the hearing record-Continued Weiss, Stanley A., president, Business Executives for National Security, Williams, Jon, president, Association of Southwest Government Contractors: Prepared statement 40 APPENDIXES Appendix A.-Additional material submitted for the record by Jon Williams, 269 291 Appendix C.-Additional material submitted for the record by Rear Adm. 305 Appendix D.-Additional statements submitted for the record... 348 |