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Federal acquisition policies encourage Federal agencies to award a certain percentage of their contracts to
SDBs. To speed up the award process, the SBA has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with 25
Federal agencies allowing them to contract directly with certified 8(a) firms.
Recent changes permit 8(a) firms to form joint ventures and teams to bid on contracts. This enhances the
ability of 8(a) firms to perform larger prime contracts and overcome the effects of contract bundling, the
combining of two or more contracts together into one large contract.
Program goals require 8(a) firms to maintain a balance between their commercial and government business.
There is also a limit on the total dollar value of sole-source contracts that an individual participant can
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