ML20045B020
| ML20045B020 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 05/14/1993 |
| From: | Taylor J NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| To: | Mfume K HOUSE OF REP. |
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| CCS, NUDOCS 9306160097 | |
| Download: ML20045B020 (5) | |
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The Honorable Kweisi Mfume, Chairman Subcommittee on Minority Enterprise, Finance and Urban Development Committee on Small Business United State House of Representatives Washington, D.C.
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Dear Mr. Chairman:
This is in response to your request that NRC provide information in advance of proposed hearings tentatively scheduled for May 25 and June 1, 1993, regarding the impact of Federal laws on small disadvantaged business (SDB) concerns.
The requested information is enclosed.
The NRC is pleased to support the-Subcommittee's efforts on behalf of minority and women-owned businesses.
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Enclosure:
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Enclosure Responses to Information Reauest of April 29, 1993 o
Your agency's certification process of small disadvantaged businesses.
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Response
NRC utilizes the Standard Industrial Classification Codes
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administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration to
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identify areas for potential-awards to small disadvantaged businesses.
o Methods for communicating respective contracting opportunities.
Response
NRC uses several methods for communicating contracting opportunities to small disadvantaged businesses.
NRC annually files a Forecast of Procurement Opportunities with the Small Business Administration and also distributes a forecast upon telephonic request or at procurement conferences throughout the U.S.
of course, procurement opportunities are routinely made available
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through the Commerce Business Daily.
o Historical (FY 1990, 1991, 1992) and current target percentages for contracts awarded to prime contractors and subcontractors of minority and women-owned businesses.
Response
The following table shows the NRC's percenta.ge goals for prime.and subcontracts awarded to minority and women-owned businesses.
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I Category FY-1990 FY 1991 FY'1992 FY 1993 Prime 8(a) 16%
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Prime non 8(a) 1%
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11.5%
Prime Women-owned 3.5%
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Subcontract SDB.
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delineated by ethnic group and gender if possible.
Response
The following table shows the actual percentages and dollar amounts awarded to minority and women-owned businesses.
NRC does not track dollar amounts and percentages by ethnicity or gender.
It does report women-owned, SDB, and 8(a) dollars but does not break out ethnic j
groups in the 8(a) portfolio.
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Category FY 1990 FY 1991 FY 1992 Mid FY 9'J Prime 8(a)
Dollars 10,630,965 14,889,937 14,999,684 4,623,670 Percent 13.93%
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18.59%
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Dollars 678,408 971,911 987,980 162,361 j
Percent 0.89%
1.23%
1.22%
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l Prime Women-owned Dollars 2,408,718 2,124,964 1,007,423 481,714 Percent 3.16%
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Subcontract SDB Not Dollars 470,925 480,000 500,000 currently i
Percent 12.80%
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13.42%
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Procurement categories for which the awards have been let.
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The primary procurement categories for which awards have been let are Major Group 73, Business Services, which includes Federal Information Processing (FIP) services.
Also, NRC also makes awards for high-technology services.
i These generally fall into Major Group 87 covering Engineering, Research and related services.
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j Public Law 100-656 mandates that a Government-wide goal of i
5% be achieved with small disadvantaged businesses.
NRC has consistently achieved this level.
In FY 1992, NRC increased its own target for Prime 8(a) awards by 5 percentage points (from 16% to 21%).
Fluctuations in the i
types of goods and services needed resulted in'the agency achieving a 2.5 percentage point increase (from 16 % to 18.59%).
Relatively smaller success in meeting the goals for Prime Women-owned awards is due in part to the fact that these awards must be won in an open, unrestricted competitive environment.
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DUE: 05/12/93 EDO CONTROL: 0008846 DOC DT: 04/29/93 FINAL REPLY:
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