Defense Supply Service-Washington, 5200 Army Pentagon, Rm. 1D245, Washington, DC 20310-5200

B -- STUDY FOR PRICE PREFERENCE FOR SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ICP-98-1 SOL n/a POC Kathy J. Dobeck (703) 695-2562 Contracting Officer Diane Taylor (703) 614-6823 WEB: Defense Supply Service-Washington, http://www.hqda.army.mil/dssw. E-MAIL: Defense Supply Service-Washington, taylodp@hqda.army.mil. The Defense Supply Service-Washington intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Minority Business Enterprise Legal Defense and Education Fund, 900 Second Street, N.E., Suite 8, Washington, D.C. 20002. The contractor shall examine and compare the set of Department of Defense (DoD) procurements where price preferences for small and disadvantaged businesses have been applied by DoD to similar procurements where such price preferences have not been applied by DoD for the purpose of determining what, if any, benefits the DoD and SDBs have derived from the application of such price preferences, and what, if any modifications should be made in the application of such price preferences to DoD procurements to maximize such benefits. This comparison and examination shall be accomplished through performance of the following task: (1) Research Statutory and Regulatory Framework (2) Examine Administrative Practices (3) Survey Bidders (4) Interview SDB Beneficiaries of Price Preference (5) Interim Briefing (6)Conduct Procurement Analysis (7) Written Report and (8) Final Briefing. See Note 22 (0351)

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