Understanding Small Business Participation In Government Contract Bundling & Consolidation

Small businesses see this type bundling or consolidation as preventing them from receiving contract awards, effectively shutting them out of the market. Jennifer Jones explains the tiered system of approvals required by the FAR to represent small business interests. From the “DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY” Article, ‘Contracting Concepts: Bundling and Consolidation’ By Jennifer Jones, Professor of…