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 106 STAT. 1006 PUBLIC LAW 102-366—SEPT. 4, 1992 Subtitle C—Contract Bundling Study 15 USC 644 note. SEC. 321. CONTRACT BUNDLING STUDY. (a) IN GENERAL. —The Administrator of the Small Business Administration, acting through the Associate Administrator for Procurement Assistance, shall conduct a study regarding the impact of the practice known as "contract bundling^' on the participation of small business concerns in the Federal procurement process. (b) PURPOSE. —In addition to such other matters as the Associate Administrator for Procurement Assistance deems appropriate to assure the conduct of a comprehensive study and the development of practical recommendations, the study required by subsection (a) shall— (1) identify the benefits and adverse effects of contract bimdling to the procuring agencies; (2) identify the benefits and adverse effects of contract bundling on small business concerns; (3) examine the adequacy of the policy direction to agency procurement officials regarding the bundling of contract requirements; (4) examine the extent to which agencies have been combining their requirements for the procurement of goods and services (including construction) into solicitations requiring an offeror to be able to perform increasingly larger contracts covering ' multiple and diverse elements of performance; (5) consider the appropriateness of the explanatory statements submitted by the procuring agencies pursuant to section 15(a) of the Small Business Act regarding bundling of contract requirements; and (6) determine whether procurement center representatives, small business specialists, or other agency procurement officials can, under existing guidance and authority, have the necessary policy direction and effective authority to make an independent assessment regarding a proposed bundling of contract requirements. (c) PARTICIPATION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—In conducting the study described in subsection (b), the Associate Administrator for Procurement Assistance shall provide for participation by representatives of— (A) the Office of the Chief Counsel for Advocacy; (B) the Office of Federal Procurement Policy; and (C) the 10 Federal departments or agencies having the greatest dollar value of procurement awards during fiscal year 1991. (2) ADDITIONAL CONSULTATION.— In conducting the study, the 1 Associate Administrator for Procurement Assistance shall consult with representatives of orgeinizations representing small business government contractors and such other public and private entities as may be appropriate. Federal (d) SCHEDULE.— Not later than 90 days after the date of enact- Wication ^^^^^ of this Act, the Associate Administrator for Procurement Assistance shall publish in the Federal Register a plan for the study required by this section. The study shall be completed not later than March 31, 1993. (e) REPORT. —Not later than May 15, 1993, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall submit a report to

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