A Call to Action!

Wednesday, March 24, 2010 7:59 PM
To: Small Business Advocates
Subject: ADVOCACY ADVISORY: Solutions for fixing contracting with small business offered at Congressional hearing

Small business advocates are urged to consider advancing the SOLUTIONS offered by the FPA Think Tank at UNF at a House Committee on Small Business hearing held today in the nation’s capital.

The goal of the Think Tank Umbrella Initiative is “to double the number of small businesses contracting with the government by the year 2020.” Over 50 recommendations contained in documents by the Think Tank were made available to House Members.

The Umbrella Initiative is being promoted for a congressionally supported pilot in Florida before it is rolled out nationally.

LINKS TO PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WITH ENTREPRENEURIAL SOLUTIONS

Eliminating Abusive procurement practices. - http://bit.ly/dysfunctional_culture

Leveling the playing field -
http://bit.ly/g3OZN

Why Size Standards Need an Overhaul -
http://bit.ly/5jpPUq

How Unfair Justifications Affect Small Biz Awards - http://bit.ly/Unfair_Just_Awards

Why Penalties Need to be Enforced. - http://bit.ly/Enforcement_Penalties

For more information on the recommendations, contact the Advisory Center at 904-347-4726.

Thank you for the opportunity to make a difference,

Advisory Center
Fairness in Procurement Alliance (FPA)

The mission of FPA is to bring fairness to public procurements so that small and disadvantaged businesses can both compete and prosper at the federal, state and local levels. FPA operates a Think Tank at UNF and manages ‘The Umbrella Initiative’ whose goal is” to double the number of small businesses contracting with the governement by the year 2020.”