SMALL BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM, QUARTERLY ADJUSTMENT OF SET-ASIDE POLICY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR POC: Frank Gisondi, 202-208-4907. The Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program (Public Law 100-656, Title VII) requires participating agencies to periodically change small business set-aside policies based on the quarterly level of small business procurement obligations in four ``Designated Industry Groups'' (DIG). The DIGs are: Construction (except for dredging), refuse systems and related services, architectural and engineering services (including surveying and mapping), and non-nuclear ship repair. Current program policy requires that any quarterly adjustments to set-aside rules be instituted only at ``organizational units'' that attained or failed to attain the DIG goal(s). For Interior, ``organizational units'' are considered to be ``bureaus'' or ``offices.'' Accordingly, after reviewing the Department's third quarterly report for FY 1996 (covering the period July 1, 1995 through June 30, 1996), we are announcing the following changes in small business set-aside policy, which are effective on November 4, 1996: Category/Code: Construction SIC Code 1629: Set-aside Adjustment: The Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) will reinstitute full and open competition. A-E Services PSCs C111 and C123: The National Park Service (NPS) will continue the use of set-asides where possible. A-E Services PSCs C118 and C121: The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) will continue using set-asides. A-E Services PSC C129: NPS and the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement (OSM) will continue using set-asides where possible. A-E Services PSC C211: NPS and BOR will continue the use of set-asides. A-E Services PSC C212; OSM will continue, and FWS will reinstitute the use of set-asides, where possible. A-E Services PSCs C214: BOR will continue using set-asides. A-E Services PSC C219: U.S. Geological Survey will continue using set-asides where possible, and FWS will reinstitute full and open competition. A-E Services PSC T008: BOR will reinstitute full and open competition. Where no action is shown above, Bureaus and offices listed will use full and open competition exclusively for DIG procurements estimated to exceed the ``Reserve Amounts for Emerging Small Businesses'' ($50,000 for A-E Services, $25,000 for the other three groups). Bureaus and Offices other than those listed will use full and open competition exclusively for DIG procurements estimated to exceed the Reserve Amounts.

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