“In two announcements over quick succession late last week, the General Services Administration released more details on its larger procurement equity push and aim to increase the role of small businesses in federal contracting.
GSA previously made two goals known: $100 billion in contracts for small businesses over the next five years and an increase by 50% regarding opportunities for small disadvantaged companies over that time…”
“Ambitious is one way to describe what GSA and the White House wants to achieve in by bringing more small businesses into the fold of government contracting or at least creating more opportunities for those already participating…”
“One path GSA will use to work toward its goal is the Polaris IT services contract vehicle, the replacement for Alliant 2 Small Business that will serve as a test case for what the agency is trying to achieve in its procurement equity and small business participation push…”
“So here’s the larger question we want to raise: Does the path to more small business contracting dollars also require less of something else?
Contracts are getting larger in value and the requirements within them are increasing, which naturally thins out the pool of companies that can afford to bid for those opportunities. That limits the number of companies able to perform the work at the scale and standard required…” Read the full article here.
Source: Where today’s small business contracting discussion needs to start – By Ross Wilkers, March 28, 2022. Washington Technology.
