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 fourth quarterly report for FY 1995 (covering the period October 1, 1994 through September 30, 1995), we are announcing the following changes in small business set-aside policy, which are effective on March 1, 1996: Category/Code: A-E Services PSC C111: Set-aside Adjustment: The National Park Service (NPS) will reinstitute the use of set-asides where possible. A-E Services PSC C113: NPS will reinstitute full and open competition. A-E Services PSCs C118 and C121: The Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS) will continue using set-asides where possible. A-E Services PSC C123: NPS will continue the use of set-asides. A-E Services PSC C129: NPS and FWS will continue the use of set-asides where possible. A-E Services PSC C130: The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement (OSM) will reinstitute the use of full and open competition. A-E Services PSC C211: OSM, Office of the Secretary, Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), and Bureau of Mines will reinstitute full and open competition. A-E Services PSC C212: OSM will continue the use of set-asides, where possible. A-E Services PSC C213: FWS will reinstitute full and open competition. A-E Services PSC C214: BOR will continue using set-asides. A-E Services PSC C219: 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 full and open competition. A-E Services PSC T008: BOR will continue using set-asides where possible. 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 all DIG procurements estimated to exceed the Reserve Amounts.

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