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Small Business: Information on Selected Treasury 8(a) Contracts

GGD-99-89R Published: May 13, 1999. Publicly Released: May 13, 1999.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on 8(a) contracting activities for fiscal years (FY) 1996 through 1998 in certain offices within the Department of the Treasury, focusing on: (1) a comparison of Departmental Offices' 8(a) contract goals with Treasury's departmentwide 8(a) contract goals; (2) the total number of Departmental Offices' contracts and 8(a) contracts as well as the percentage of total Departmental Offices' contract expenditures used for 8(a) contracts; (3) the distribution of Departmental Offices' 8(a) contracts by dollar value and type of goods/services procured; and (4) whether five Departmental Offices' 8(a) contracts adhered to regulations that limit the amount of work that can be subcontracted.

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Comparative analysisContract costsContract oversightFederal procurementNoncomplianceProcurement regulationsSmall business contractsSubcontractsSmall business development programsSmall business