Notice2023-20521
Guidelines for Reporting Bundled and Consolidated Contracts
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Published
September 22, 2023
Issuing agencies
Small Business Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) submits an annual Contract Bundling Report to Congress which provides the total bundled contract dollars and information regarding bundled contracts for the prior fiscal year (FY). Section 873 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2023 amended the U.S. Code (U.S.C.) requiring data and information on the consolidation of contract requirements to be included in the annual Contract Bundling and Consolidation Report to Congress. Beginning in December 2023, the Federal agencies shall provide data and information on all bundled or consolidated contract requirements in their annual reports to SBA.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 183 (Friday, September 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65417-65418]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20521]
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Guidelines for Reporting Bundled and Consolidated Contracts
AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) submits an annual
Contract Bundling Report to Congress which provides the total bundled
contract dollars and information regarding bundled contracts for the
prior fiscal year (FY). Section 873 of the National Defense
Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2023 amended the U.S. Code (U.S.C.)
requiring data and information on the consolidation of contract
requirements to be included in the annual Contract Bundling and
Consolidation Report to Congress. Beginning in December 2023, the
Federal agencies shall provide data
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and information on all bundled or consolidated contract requirements in
their annual reports to SBA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donna Fudge, Procurement Analyst,
Office of Policy, Planning, and Liaison, Small Business Administration,
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5c183332323d723a29383b391c2f3e3d723b332a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="20644f4e4e410e4655444745605342410e474f56">[email protected]</span></a>, (202) 205-6363.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Defense Authorization Act
(NDAA) for FY 2023, section 873, amended 15 U.S.C. 644(p) requiring
data and information on the consolidation of contract requirements to
be included in the annual Contract Bundling and Consolidation Report to
Congress. Beginning in December 2023, the Federal agencies shall
provide data and information on all bundled or consolidated contract
requirements in their annual reports to SBA.
Each annual report shall include the following information:
<bullet> Data on the number, arranged by NAICS, of small business
concerns displaced as prime contractors as a result of the award of
bundled or consolidated contracts by Federal agencies; and
<bullet> A description of the activities with respect to previously
bundled or consolidated contracts of each Federal agency during the
preceding year, including--
<bullet> Data on the number and total dollar amount of all contract
requirements that were included in bundled or consolidated contracts;
and
With respect to each bundled or consolidated contract, data or
information on--
<bullet> The justification for the bundling of contract
requirements or consolidation of contract requirements (as applicable);
<bullet> The cost savings realized by the bundling of contract
requirements or the consolidation of contract requirements (as
applicable) over the life of the contract;
<bullet> The extent to which maintaining contract requirements in a
bundled or consolidated contract is projected to result in continued
savings;
<bullet> The extent to which the bundling of contract requirements
or the consolidation of contract requirements (as applicable) complied
with the contracting agency's small business subcontracting plan,
including the total dollar value awarded to small business concerns as
subcontractors and the total dollar value previously awarded to small
business concerns as prime contractors; and
<bullet> The impact of the bundling of contract requirements or the
consolidation of contract requirements (as applicable) on small
business concerns unable to compete as prime contractors for the
contract and on the industries of such small business concerns,
including a description of any changes to the proportion of any such
industry that is composed of small business concerns.
If SBA does not receive a Contract Bundling and Consolidation
Report from an agency, SBA will report the agency and <a href="http://SAM.gov">SAM.gov</a> data
regarding the agency's bundled or consolidated contracts to Congress
with the consolidated annual report.
If the agency determines that actions were incorrectly coded as
bundled or consolidated in <a href="http://SAM.gov">SAM.gov</a>, the agency is responsible for
correcting <a href="http://SAM.gov">SAM.gov</a> to reflect the accurate status. SBA will not adjust
the <a href="http://SAM.gov">SAM.gov</a> data on its own.
The report must be submitted to SBA in a Section 508 compliant PDF.
Agencies should verify the report is section 508 compliant with their
office responsible for section 508 compliance prior to submission to
SBA.
Periodic Report for Bundled Contract Database
Agencies must submit information to SBA on a periodic basis to
include in the bundling-affected contractors database, as required by
section 15(p)(2) of the Small Business Act, 15 U.S.C. 644(p)(2). The
database identifies each small business concern that has been displaced
as a prime contractor as the result of a bundled contract.
In accordance with section 15(p)(2), agencies must provide to SBA
on a periodic basis--and no less than annually--(1) a list of the
bundled contracts awarded by the Federal agency since the agency's last
report and (2) the name and unique entity identifier (UEI) for each
small business concern that has been displaced as a prime contractor as
a result of the award of the bundled contract.
Larry Stubblefield,
Acting Associate Administrator, Office of Government Contracting and
Business Development.
[FR Doc. 2023-20521 Filed 9-21-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8026-09-P
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