Socio-Economic Considerations
As a means to enhance the Department's achievement of socio-economic goals, the solicitation developed and executed by Fleet Industrial and Supply Center Norfolk, Philadelphia Office limited competition for these requirements to vendors in three specific small business/ socio-economic groups:
- Firms in the Small Business Administration's 8(a) program;
- Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) small business concerns; and
- Service-Disabled Veteran-owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB)
The restriction to firms in these three groups was coordinated with and approved by the Small Business Administration during the contract solicitation phase. As such, Ordering Officers utilizing this vehicle will not need to process their requirements through the Small Business Administration. The ordering system however does allow for review by the local SADBU and should be utilized in accordance with local Directives.
In practice, clerical service task order requirements will be competed within each region. Competitions may be targeted to only one specific group or be competed across all groups, depending upon the previous set-aside or non set-aside status of the work.