SMALL BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM, QUARTERLY ADJUSTMENT OF SET-ASIDE POLICY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR The Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program (Public Law 100-656, Title V11) 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) are Construction (except for dredging), refuse systems and related services, architectural and engineering services (including surveying and mapping), and nonnuclear 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 fourth quarterly report for FY 1996 (covering the period October 1, 1995 through September 30, 1996), we are announcing the following changes in small business set-aside policy, which are effective on February 10, 1997: Category, A-E Services PSCs C111 and C123; Set-aside Adjustment, The National Park Service (NPS) will continue the use of set-asides where possible. Category, A-E Services PSCs C118 and C121; Set-aside Adjustment, The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) will continue using set-asides. Category, A-E Services PSC C129; Set-aside Adjustment, NPS and the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement (OSM) will continue using set-sides where possible. Category, A-E Services PSC C211; Set-aside Adjustment, NPS and the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR will continue the use of set-asides, and the Interior Services Center will reinstitute the use of set-asides. Category, A-E Services PSC C212; Set-aside Adjustment, OSM and FWS will continue the use of set-asides, where possible. Category, A-E Services PSCs C214; Set-aside Adjustment, BOR will continue using set-asides. Category, A-E Services PSC C219; Set-aside Adjustment, U.S. Geological Survey will continue using set-asides, possible. Category, A-F. Services PSC T008; Set-aside Adjustment, BOR will reinstitute the use of set-asides. 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" ($50,000.00 for A-E Services; $25,000.00 for the other three groups). Bureaus and Offices other than those listed will use full and open competition exclusively for all DIG procurements estimated to exceed the Reserve Amounts.

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