View Rule

View EO 12866 Meetings Printer-Friendly Version     Download RIN Data in XML
SBA RIN: 3245-AG20 Publication ID: Spring 2013 
Title: Acquisition Process: Task and Delivery Order Contracts, Bundling, Consolidation 
Abstract: 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. 
Agency: Small Business Administration(SBA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 13 CFR 121    124 to 127    134     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: PL 111-240    sec 1311    1312    1313    1331   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, Public Law No. 111-240, Sec. 1331, requires SBA to issue regulation implementing this provision within one year from date of enactment.  09/27/2011 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  05/16/2012  77 FR 29130   
NPRM Comment Period End  07/16/2012 
Final Rule  07/00/2013 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Dean R. Koppel
Assistant Director, Office of Policy and Research
Small Business Administration
409 Third Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20416
Phone:202 205-7322
Fax:202 481-1540
Email: dean.koppel@sba.gov