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dc.contributor.authorDavid J. Berteau
dc.contributor.authorAmanda Swan
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-16T17:59:46Z-
dc.date.available2020-03-16T17:59:46Z-
dc.date.issued2018-04-30
dc.identifier.citationPublished--Unlimited Distribution
dc.identifier.urihttps://dair.nps.edu/handle/123456789/1602-
dc.descriptionAcquisition Management / Defense Acquisition Community Contributor
dc.description.abstractThe 8(a) small business set-aside program is designed to support small business participation in the federal market and to foster small business growth. However, 8(a) graduates do not fare well over time, with more than 60% no longer receiving federal prime contract obligations less than 10 years after graduation from set-aside eligibility. Those who were still federal prime contractors gained very little additional government business, with the average contract obligation up only 3.3% to $6.25 million, from $6.05 million (showing a decline when adjusting for inflation). Additionally, 8(a) graduates still depended on set-asides for more than half of their federal prime contract dollars. Overall, they are not rewarded for graduation.
dc.description.sponsorshipAcquisition Research Program
dc.languageEnglish (United States)
dc.publisherAcquisition Research Program
dc.relation.ispartofseriesSmall Business
dc.relation.ispartofseriesSYM-AM-18-087
dc.subject8 A
dc.subjectSmall Business Growth
dc.subjectDUNS
dc.subjectDynamic Small Business Search
dc.subjectDSBS
dc.subjectPrime
dc.titleThe Impact of 8(a) Small Business Graduation
dc.typeArticle
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