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2002

United States. Air Force--Procurement

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An Exploratory Analysis Of The Impacts Of Acquisition Reform Initiatives On Small Business Participation In The Aerospace Industry, Bruce J. Miller Mar 2002

An Exploratory Analysis Of The Impacts Of Acquisition Reform Initiatives On Small Business Participation In The Aerospace Industry, Bruce J. Miller

Theses and Dissertations

The United States Government is a major purchaser of goods and services within the nation and overseas. In addition to having the responsibility of acquiring goods and services for the direct benefit of the Government at a price, level of quality, timeliness and other terms and conditions that reflect the best value to the nation, the persons involved in procurement for the Government must also do so in way that reflects certain socio-economic goals set forth by the Congress. The Small Business Act (15 USC 637, Public Law 85-536 (1958) established the beginnings of a program to assist domestic small …