Authorized Resellers, Small Business Credit and GSA Sked 70
Started by persistent7316 · Mar 14, 2013 · 2 replies
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persistent7316
Mar 14, 2013 · 13y ago
Background is we have a DoD client which prefers to execute GSA Contract Schedule 70 orders for Small Business Credit if possible.
My firm which is a large business software manufacturer has a GSA Schedule 70 with authorized resellers, some of which are small businesses.
From my studying the FAR, it appears that our DoD client would not be able receive a small business credit as the order to one of our small business partners would reference our Schedule number.
Since the task order would be for annual software maintenance, I don't believe a CTA is proper as we will providing the maintenance.
Am I correct that our client would, under the circumstances above, not be able to received small business credit?
Thanks in advance.
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BZMANINTEXAS
Mar 14, 2013 · 13y ago
FAR 8.405-5 b states that "Orders placed against Schedule contracts can be credited toward the ordering activity's small business goals.” Socioeconomic credit for a prime contractor always goes to the funding agency.
GSA also addresses this question - "How do set-asides apply to Contractor Team Arrangements (CTAs)? For example, if an order is set-aside for small business, do all members of the CTA have to be small to be eligible for that order or can only the team lead be small? - - All members of the CTA have to be small (or whatever sub-set the order is set-aside for) to be eligible for that order."
Link to GSA FAQ’s http://www.gsa.gov/portal/category/102271#27
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BZMANINTEXAS
Mar 14, 2013 · 13y ago
You are correct in that "the DoD client would nor receive credit" as the referenced schedule is the LB. https://dap.dau.mil/aap/pages/qdetails.aspx?cgiSubjectAreaID=31&cgiQuestionID=112177