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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JUNE 05, 2004 FBO #0922
SOLICITATION NOTICE

R -- Study Fast Growth Companies

Notice Date

6/3/2004
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

541611 — Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
 

Contracting Office

Small Business Administration, Office of Administration, Office of Procurement and Grants Management, 409 Third Street, S.W., 5th Floor, Washington, DC, 20416
 

ZIP Code

20416
 

Solicitation Number

SBAHQ-04-Q-0025
 

Response Due

7/20/2004
 

Archive Date

8/4/2004
 

Point of Contact

Billy Jenkins, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 205-7077, Fax (202) 481-0487,
 

E-Mail Address

billy.jenkins@sba.gov
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

Fast growth companies are a small percentage of all companies but are often believed to be the engine of growth. While a lot of hype associated with fast growth companies exists, there needs to be more concrete results showing their status and value in the economy. Research is needed to determine their distribution by industry, at what age they tend to grow, is their growth internal versus acquisition, what percentage of the business population they represent, how they financed their growth, business characteristics and how they fit into our economy (or economic growth). Equal attention needs to be on fast shrinking firms to determine if these were recent fast growers and do the fast growers essentially net out the fast shrinkers. Considering much of the results could be based on the definition created to define fast growth, various definitions will be needed to compare how the definition affects the results (growing by an amount within a certain time frame, like doubling or reaching a certain growth level within a certain time frame). To conduct this research, a longitudinal database of firms over time with a size indicator(s) needed. Researchers can procure special tabulations using the Statistics of U.S. Business program at the U.S. Census Bureau (http://www.census.gov/csd/susb/susb.htm) or obtain access to another longitudinal database. Focusing on venture capital portfolios is another possible datasource, but it is worried that this method would focus too much on the few firms that have growth from initial public offerings. Data costs will be borne by the researcher and should be reflected in the cost of the proposal. The duration of this project will be 12 months from the date of award. The Solicitation document will be posted 6/8/2004. No other documents will be issued. THIS IS A 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET A-SIDE. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO WWW.FEDBIZOPPS.GOV ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (03-JUN-2004); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
 

Web Link

Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.eps.gov/spg/SBA/OOA/OPGM/SBAHQ-04-Q-0025/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: 409 3rd Street SW Washington DC

Zip Code: 20416

Country: US
 

Record

SN00596744-F 20040605/040603212826 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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