Naval Research Laboratory

Susan Wilson

Deputy For Small Business

May 2012

Office of Small Business

Navy focus on the “Sweet Spot”Acquisitions between $3,000 and $150,000Tracking performance metrics by major commandSuggested for use DoD wide

Small Businesses goals to be incorporated into SES evaluation criteria/performance plansExpectation that this will flow down the ranksChange from previous proposal to withhold bonuses if

goals are not met

Small Business Updates

Increase small business goalsFrom 23% to 25%Already a proposed amendment to increase to 26%

Each percentage point equates to a billion dollars for small business

Incorporation of a 40% small business subcontracting goal

No agency can have a goal lower than the DoD goal

Small Business Updates

Surety bond guarantee to increase from 2M to 6.5M

Limitation on sub-contractingLimitation of 50% of the price of the contractCan subcontract to the same category and it will count 8(a) to 8(a), SDVOSB to SDVOSB, etc.

Not filing subcontracting reports shows bad faith effort and will equate to liquidated damages

Small Business Updates

Mid Size/Advanced Size pilot programPCO must sign off that contracts entering into the program would not otherwise hurt a small business

Three year test programVery small business program being revisedWithdrawal of the goaling exclusionsOverseas purchases, etc.

Small Business Updates

Easier to debar those violating the self-certification as small businessStatute now in place for misrepresentation you can be prosecuted

Penalty of $1,000,000 or two times the value of the contract

Small Business Updates

Jobs Act ImplementationCheck the federal register for implementationMultiple award IDIQ to include GSA require set-aside of

part or parts to small businessFAR issued interim rule

New clause created, 52-219-13States CO will give notice of which orders are to be set-

asideLimitation of subcontracting applies to each order

independentlyBPA and GSA schedule orders may now be set-aside

and now count towards goals

Small Business Updates

Changes coming to subcontracting plans for IDIQRequire a plan per orderReporting per plan per order is labor intensiveMay change to annual reporting requirements

Job Acts implements a Mentor-Protégé program similar to 8(a) for HUB Zone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.

Small Business Updates

http://www.nrl.navy.mil/Under “Doing Business”

http://heron.nrl.navy.mil/contracts/For information on:Business OpportunitiesRequest for ProposalsRequest for InformationGeneral Broad Agency AnnouncementsBAA-N00173-02 (Closing 6/16/12)

Doing Business with NRL

Specific Broad Agency AnnouncementsBAA-N00173-6101 - Advanced Diagnostics for Field-based Biosurveillance (Closing 5/23/12)

Supply.nrl.navy.mil/home.htmFor simplified acquisitions

https://www.fbo.gov/ For Request for Information and Sources Sought

Doing Business with NRL

http://www.seaport.navy.mil/default.aspxEventual transfer of all services in support of R&D to Seaport

Exploring feasibility of both (e) vs (o)(e) utilize Navy IDIQ, Contractors must be registered

(o) write your own IDIQ, utilize Seaport writing system, Contractors need not be registered

Specifically targeting Code 6000, Materials Science and Component Technology Directorate

Navy Seaport (e) and (o)

For enrollment information: http://www.seaport.navy.mil/SeaPort/Rolling%20Admissions.aspx

Open season annually in springPrime vs Sub

Navy Seaport (e) and (o)

Susan Wilson

Susan.wilson@nrl.navy.mil

202-767-0666

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