H.R.3779 - Small Business Growth and Federal Accountability Act of 2012

To hold accountable Federal departments and agencies that fail to meet goals relating to the participation of small business concerns in procurement contracts, to authorize Federal departments and agencies to give preference to small business concerns when procuring goods or services, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Small Business Growth and Federal Accountability Act of 2012 as introduced.
  • Official: To hold accountable Federal departments and agencies that fail to meet goals relating to the participation of small business concerns in procurement contracts, to authorize Federal departments and agencies to give preference to small business concerns when procuring goods or services, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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William Owens

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Official Summary

1/18/2012--Introduced.Small Business Growth and Federal Accountability Act of 2012 - Prohibits a federal department or agency not meeting its fiscal year goal for awarding procurement contracts to small businesses from expending, for procurement, more than 90% of the amount expended in the

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1/18/2012--Introduced.Small Business Growth and Federal Accountability Act of 2012 - Prohibits a federal department or agency not meeting its fiscal year goal for awarding procurement contracts to small businesses from expending, for procurement, more than 90% of the amount expended in the fiscal year with respect to which that department or agency did not meet the goal. Allows such a department or agency, in attempting to meet such goal, to give procurement preference to a small business.

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01/25/12
Agencies that miss small-biz goals could face penalties

Rep. Bill Owens (D-N.Y.) introduced the Small Business Growth and Federal Accountability Act (H.R. 3779) Jan. 18, saying the government’s annual 23-percent small-business contracting goal is regularly ignored by agencies. He said his bill ...

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01/25/12
Agencies that miss small-biz goals could face penalties

Rep. Bill Owens (D-N.Y.) introduced the Small Business Growth and Federal Accountability Act (H.R. 3779) Jan. 18, saying the government’s annual 23-percent small-business contracting goal is regularly ignored by agencies. He said his bill ...

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01/24/12
Congress turns heat up on small-biz goals

Rep. Bill Owens (D-N.Y.) introduced the Small Business Growth and Federal Accountability Act (H.R. 3779) Jan. 18, saying the government’s annual 23-percent small-business contracting goal is regularly ignored by agencies. He said his bill ...

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05/18/12
Legal Update: More SBIR/STTR Opportunities? | GTS Coalition ...

Congressman Bill Owens (D-NY) introduced the Small Business Growth and Federal Accountability Act of 2012 (H.R. 3779) in January. The bill is designed to ensure that government agencies provide more work for small ...

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05/17/12
Legal Update: More SBIR/STTR Opportunities? | GTS Coalition ...

Congressman Bill Owens (D-NY) introduced the Small Business Growth and Federal Accountability Act of 2012 (H.R. 3779) in January. The bill is designed to ensure that government agencies provide more work for small ...

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05/17/12
Legal Update: More SBIR/STTR Opportunities? | GTS Coalition ...

Congressman Bill Owens (D-NY) introduced the Small Business Growth and Federal Accountability Act of 2012 (H.R. 3779) in January. The bill is designed to ensure that government agencies provide more work for small ...

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