Chairman Williams, Rep. LaLota Pen Letter to NASA Over Concerns with New Contracting System (January 12, 2024)

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A statement dated January 12, 2024, stating that Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, along with Congressman Nick LaLota (R-NY), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure, wrote to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) regarding concerns with a new government contracting system. Excerpts from the letter concern NASA’s Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts (SEWP VI GWAC) solicitation and a revenue-based size standard. The letter says small entities won an estimated 80 percent of contract dollars under SEWP V, and requests a staff level briefing and additional information.

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Chairman Williams, Rep. LaLota Pen Letter to NASA Over Concerns with New Contracting System
Source(print): https://smallbusiness.house.gov/news/documentprint.aspx?DocumentID=405841

Chairman Williams, Rep. LaLota Pen Letter to NASA Over Concerns with New Contracting System 

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 Chairman Williams, Rep. LaLota Pen Letter to NASA Over Concerns with New Contracting System 

 Washington ,
 January 12, 2024 
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 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, along with Congressman Nick LaLota (R-NY), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure, wrote to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) regarding concerns with their new government contracting system. Chairman Williams issued the following statement. 
 “We have heard concerns that these changes by NASA will prevent small businesses from partnering with the space agency,” said Chairman Williams . “All small businesses deserve the right to compete for government contracts, and we must ensure the fine print in these large deals allows them to do so. I look forward to hearing from the agency about these changes and how they believe it will benefit small businesses.” 
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 “The Committee on Small Business (the Committee) is investigating National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) procurement decisions related to the Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts (SEWP VI GWAC) solicitation. The Committee is concerned that the revenue-based size standard proposed for use in SEWP VI limits small business’ ability to service task orders without compromising their size status. We write today to request a staff level briefing and request additional information. 
 “NASA’s SEWP VI provides an all-encompassing one-stop acquisition vehicle for Information Technology Product and Service Solutions. This contract vehicle has the potential to provide small businesses with immense growth opportunities. The previous vehicle iteration, SEWP V, showed remarkable small business inclusion with small entities winning an estimated 80 percent of contract dollars. The apparent success of SEWP V makes the decision to use a revenue-based overall contract NAICS code even more concerning. This decision could restrict the ability for small businesses to access task orders and prevent them from fully participating in SEWP VI.” 
 Background: 
 Signatories include Chairman Roger Williams (R-TX) and Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY). 
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