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Advocates taking sides over size standards.

Publication: Set-Aside Alert
Publication Date: 21-JAN-05
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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How small is small?

That is the heart of the debate over SBA's planned overhaul of size standards.

Several organizations representing small and minority businesses hope to persuade SBA that size standards for federal procurement should be increased, because businesses competing for a...

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...federal contracts tend to be larger than the average small firm.

Another group, the California-based American Small Business League, is urging business owners to oppose "grandfather" clause that would permit businesses currently classified as small to automatically retain their eligibility under the new standards.

SBA issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking Dec. 3 asking for comments on a number of specific issues relating to the...

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