House Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce, under the Chairmanship of Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), today held a hearing on contracting issues and opportunities for small businesses within the General Services Administration (GSA). Specifically, the Subcommittee focused on GSA’s Multiple Award Schedules Program. Under this program, GSA establishes long-term government-wide contra... Read more »
House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today released the following statement on the House passage of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2013 (NDAA), which includes legislation reported by the Small Business Committee that will help increase contracting opportunities for small business and create protections to fight contracting fraud and abuse: “When more sma... Read more »
Chairman Sam Graves Floor Speech on the Rule for H.R. 4310, National Defense Authorization Act for FY13 May 17, 2012 (Remarks as Prepared) CLICK HERE for video. Mr. Speaker, I rise to support House Resolution 661, which allows for full and fair debate on the National Defense Authorization Act. Given that the federal government spends over half a trillion dollars each year through contracts, the f... Read more »
The House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today testified during a House Armed Services Committee hearing about including the Committee’s small business contracting legislation in the Fiscal Year 2013 National Defense Authorization Act. Earlier this year, the Small Business Committee introduced a series of bills that will create jobs by reforming the federal procurement system ... Read more »
Small Vendor Protests Delay $32 Billion U.S. Drug Contract By Kathleen Miller DMS Pharmaceutical Group Inc. says it’s had enough. After the Department of Veterans Affairs excluded small businesses from its largest contract for the third time, the 25-employee Park Ridge, Illinois, drug wholesaler filed a protest. PBA Health, a small Kansas City, Missouri, drug wholesaler, also has protested being ... Read more »
Small Businesses Short-Changed on U.S. Contracts for 10 Years The U.S. government has missed its small-business contracting goal every year in the past decade, a sign of the continuing barriers facing companies seeking federal work. The government has a target of awarding 23 percent of eligible prime, or direct, contracts to small businesses. It awarded 21.8 percent of $423 billion in such awards... Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – The House Small Business Committee, chaired by Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO), today passed five small business contracting bills during a full Committee markup. The bills are a product of 10 hearings the Committee has held on contracting topics. “The federal government regularly spends over half a trillion dollars on federal contracts each year, and has spent over $100 billion so far thi... Read more »
House Committee Calls for Agencies to Justify Bundling of Private Contracts By Eugene Mulero and Danielle Parnass March 22, 2012 In response to growing concerns from small businesses, a House panel Thursday approved a bill that would require federal agencies to justify decisions on bundling contracts when considering bids from private firms. By voice vote, the Small Business Committee easily back... Read more »
“Contracting reform is a triple play for the economy – it’s good for small businesses, it’s good for the taxpayer, and it’s good for the government.”-Chairman Graves WASHINGTON, DC – The House Small Business Committee, chaired by Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO), today held a full Committee markup of its Views and Estimates on the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) FY 2013 budget request and six small bu... Read more »
Week Ahead for the Committee: March 5- 9 Committee to Hold Markup on Contracting Bills and Hearing on Rising Energy Costs WASHINGTON, DC – The House Small Business Committee, chaired by Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO), today announced the schedule for the week of March 5, 2012. On Wednesday, March 7, 2012 the Committee on Small Business will conduct a markup of its Views and Estimates on the Small Business... Read more »
