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SBA RIN: 3245-AG21 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: Small Business Jobs Act: Bundling and Contract Consolidation  
Abstract: The U.S. Small Business Administration is proposing regulations that will set forth a government-wide 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 proposed 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. Further, the proposed regulations will address two new pilot programs: the three year pilot program called the "Electronic Procurement Center Representative (ePCR) Program" and the Small Business Teaming Pilot Program for teaming and joint ventures involving small businesses. 
Agency: Small Business Administration(SBA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 13 CFR 121, 124 to 127     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: PL 111-240, sec 1312, 1313   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, PL 111-240, sec 1312(d), requires the SBA to issue regulations implementing the ePCR Program within 1 year from the date of enactment.  09/27/2011 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  08/00/2011    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
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