Small Business set-aside. (Small Business Briefs).(Brief Article)

The Federal Acquisition Regulation requires that simplified acquisitions be reserved for small business concerns, and any acquisition over that threshold may be set aside for them if there is a reasonable expectation that at least two responsible small businesses will make an offer at a fair market price. The Small Business Administration (SBA) has implemented an electronic capability to permit the filing of reports where a government acquisition has not been so set aside for small business. Reports of non-set-asides may be submitted to the SBA …