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Title: Presidential Memorandum: Federal Procurment
Date: October 13, 1994
Author: White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
October 13, 1994
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
AND AGENCIES, THE PRESIDENT'S MANAGEMENT COUNCIL
SUBJECT: Continued Commitment to Small, Small Disadvantaged,
and Small Women-Owned Businesses in Federal Procurement
It is the policy of the Federal Government that a fair
proportion of its contracts be placed with small, small
disadvantaged, and small women-owned businesses. Such
businesses should also have the maximum practicable
opportunity to participate as subcontractors in contracts
awarded by the Federal Government consistent with efficient
contract performance. I am committed to the continuation of
this policy. Therefore, I ask that you encourage the use of
various tools, including set-asides, price preferences, and
section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)),
as necessary to achieve this policy objective.
The Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 authorizes
civilian agencies to utilize set-aside procurements for
small disadvantaged businesses. The Act also, for the first
time, establishes goals for contracting with small women-
owned businesses. These provisions, along with others in
the Act, will provide greater access to Federal Government
business opportunities for small, small disadvantaged, and
small women-owned businesses. Department and agency heads
should ensure that efforts to streamline acquisition
procedures encourage the participation of these businesses
in Federal procurements.
This memorandum shall be published in the Federal Register.
WILLIAM J. CLINTON
