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8(a) Sole Source or Competitive Awards

Sec. 124.501  What general provisions apply to the award of 8(a) contracts?

(a) Pursuant to section 8(a) of the Small Business Act, SBA is authorized to enter into all types of contracts with other Federal agencies, including contracts to furnish equipment, supplies, services, leased real property, or materials to them or to perform construction work for them, and to contract the performance of these contracts to qualified Participants. Where practicable, simplified acquisition procedures should be used for 8(a) contracts at or below the simplified acquisition threshold. Where appropriate, SBA will delegate the contract execution function to procuring activities. In order to receive and retain a delegation of SBA's contract execution and review functions, a procuring activity must report all 8(a) contract awards, modifications, and options to SBA.

(b) 8(a) contracts may either be sole source awards or awards won through competition with other Participants.

SBA Mentor-Protégé Program

The purpose of the Mentor-Protégé relationship is to enhance the capabilities of the protégé and to improve its ability to successfully compete for Federal contracts. The various types of assistance that a Mentor may provide to a Protégé include: (a) Technical and/or management assistance; (b) Financial assistance in the form of equity investment, and/or loans; (c) Offerings of subcontracts; (d) Assistance in the performance of prime contracts with the Federal government in the form of Joint Venture arrangements.

Construction Project Management

AMATEA participates in the SBA Mentor-Protégé Program and is pleased to be the Protégé of Mentor John C. Grimberg Company, Inc., celebrating over 50 years as a general and mechanical contractor in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area. For more information, see Amatea/Grimberg JV, contact Sales, or call 800 535 1790.

Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity Contract

Health and Human Services Program Support Center

AMATEA is a member of the LTG Associates Task Order Team, PSC Contract No. HHSP23320095613WC. Contact PSC Task Order Lead: Janet Miller, Contracting Officer and Team Lead PSC/SAS/DAM or call 301 443 2475. LTG Associates, Inc. is the oldest and largest anthropologically based consulting firm in North America.

NAICS Codes

·         236210 Industrial Building Construction

·         236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

·         238210 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors

·         519190 All Other Information Services

·         541330 Engineering Services

·         541511 Custom Computer Programming Services

·         541512 Computer Systems Design Services

·         541513 Computer Facilities Management Services

·         541519 Other Computer Related Services

·         541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services

·         541612 Human Resources and Executive Search Consulting Services

·         541613 Marketing Consulting Services

·         541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services

·         541720 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities

·         541910 Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling

·         541930 Translation and Interpretation Services

·         541990 All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services

·         611430 Professional and Management Development Training

·         624310 Vocational Rehabilitation Services