SMALL BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM, QUARTERLY ADJUSTMENT OF SET-ASIDE POLICY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Frank Gisondi, Primary POC, 202-208-4907, Jennings Wong, Secondary POC, 202-208-6704. 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 most recent quarterly report (covering the period October 1, 1993 through September 30, 1994), we are announcing the following changes in small business set-aside policy, which are effective on February 13, 1995: Category/Code: Construction SIC codes 1521 and 1541: Set-aside Adjustment: The National Park Service (NPS) will resume the use of full and open competition. Construction SIC code 1623 and A-E Services PSC C214: The Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) will continue to utilize set-asides where possible. A-E Services PSC C111: The Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) reinstitute the use of set-asides. A-E Services PSCs C113 and C122: NPS will continue to utilize set-asides. A-E Services PSCs C118 and C121: FWS will continue to utilize set-asides. A-E Services PSC C129: NPS and FWS will reinstitute the use of set-asides where possible. A-E Services PSC C130: The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement (OSM) will reinstate the use of set-asides. A-E Services PSC C211: OSM, Office of the Secretary, and BOR will reinstate the use of set-asides. A-E Services PSC212: OSM will continue using set-asides. A-E Services PSC 213: The Minerals Management Service and FWS will continue using set-asides. A-E Services PSC C219: The Bureau of Indian Affairs, FWS, and the U.S. Geological Survey will continue using set-asides where possible. A-E Services PSC R404: The Bureau of Land Management will reinstitute the use of set-asides. Where no action is specified above, Bureaus and offices listed above will use full and open competition exclusively for DIG procurement 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 above will use full and open competition exclusively for all DIG procurements estimated to exceed the Reserve Amounts.

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