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    <RIN_INFO>
        <RIN>3245-AG20</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>201210</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
        </PUBLICATION>
        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>3245</CODE>
            <NAME>Small Business Administration</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>SBA</ACRONYM>
        </AGENCY>
        <RULE_TITLE>Acquisition Process: Task and Delivery Order Contracts, Bundling, Consolidation</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is issuing regulations that will establish guidance under which Federal agencies may set aside part of a multiple award contract for small business concerns, set aside orders placed against multiple award contracts for small business concerns, and reserve one or more awards for small business concerns under full and open competition for a multiple award contract. These regulations will apply to small businesses, including those small businesses eligible for SBA's socioeconomic programs. The regulations will also set forth a Governmentwide policy on bundling, which will address teams and joint ventures of small businesses and the requirement that each Federal agency must publish on its website the rationale for any bundled contract. In addition, the regulations will address contract consolidation and the limitations on the use of such consolidation in Federal procurement to include ensuring that the head of a Federal agency may not carry out a consolidated contract over $2 million unless the Senior Procurement Executive or Chief Acquisition Officer ensures that market research has been conducted and determines that the consolidation is necessary and justified.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>13 CFR  121, 124 to 127, 134</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>PL 111-240, sec 1311, 1312, 1313, 1331</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST>
            <LEGAL_DLINE_INFO>
                <DLINE_TYPE>Statutory</DLINE_TYPE>
                <DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>Final</DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>
                <DLINE_DATE>09/27/2011</DLINE_DATE>
                <DLINE_DESC>The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, Pub. L. No. 111-240, Sec. 1331, requires SBA to issue regulation implementing this provision within one year from date of enactment.</DLINE_DESC>
            </LEGAL_DLINE_INFO>
        </LEGAL_DLINE_LIST>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>Yes</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <RPLAN_INFO>
            <STMT_OF_NEED><![CDATA[As agencies increasingly use multiple award contracts to acquire a wide range of products and services, many small businesses have lost federal contract opportunities.  This rule will provide clear direction to contracting officers by authorizing small business set-asides in multiple-award contracts.  Such action will in turn increase opportunities for small business to participate in the acquisition process.]]></STMT_OF_NEED>
            <LEGAL_BASIS><![CDATA[The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, Public Law No. 111-240, section 1331, requires the SBA to issue regulations implementing this provision within one year from the date of enactment.]]></LEGAL_BASIS>
            <ALTERNATIVES><![CDATA[None--implements statute.]]></ALTERNATIVES>
            <COSTS_AND_BENEFITS><![CDATA[One of the primary goals of this rule is to increase small business participation in Federal prime contracting by providing agencies with the discretion to set aside orders under multiple award contracts for small business concerns and other socioeconomic categories.  The 348,000 small businesses currently registered to conduct business with the federal government and those seeking to enter the federal contracting arena would benefit from, rather than be burdened by, this rule.]]></COSTS_AND_BENEFITS>
            <RISKS><![CDATA[Not applicable.]]></RISKS>
        </RPLAN_INFO>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>05/16/2012</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>77 FR 29130</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>07/16/2012</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>02/00/2013</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>Yes</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>Businesses</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>Federal</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>Yes</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Dean</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Koppel</LAST_NAME>
                <MIDDLE_NAME>R.</MIDDLE_NAME>
                <TITLE>Assistant Director, Office of Policy and Research</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>3245</CODE>
                    <NAME>Small Business Administration</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>SBA</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 205-7322</PHONE>
                <FAX>202 481-1540</FAX>
                <EMAIL>dean.koppel@sba.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>409 Third Street SW.,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20416</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
        </AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
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