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Presidential Memorandum

Establishing an Interagency Task Force on Federal Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses

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In simple terms

This memorandum creates an Interagency Task Force on Federal Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses, co-chaired by the Secretary of Commerce, OMB Director, and SBA Administrator. The Task Force must deliver proposals within 120 days to increase small business contracting, and a website for transparency must be developed within 90 days to track small business participation in federal procurement.

Federal Register Open PDF 75 FR 22499

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 75 FR 22499

    Federal Register PDF

  3. Task Force proposals and recommendations for increasing small business contracting due

  4. Website illustrating small business participation in Federal contracting due

Key directives

  • Establish Interagency Task Force on Federal Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses
  • Task Force shall provide proposals and recommendations to President within 120 days
  • Develop website illustrating small business participation in Federal contracting within 90 days
  • Task Force shall conduct outreach with small business representatives
  • Agency heads shall assist and provide information to Task Force

Who is ordered

What to expect

Immediate

  • Task Force establishment
  • Co-Chairs designated

Near term (90d)

  • Website for transparency and accountability due

Long term

  • Task Force proposals and recommendations due within 120 days

Risks & tensions

  • Goals are aspirational (23% small business, 5% women-owned, etc.) with no enforcement mechanism
  • Memorandum explicitly disclaims creating enforceable rights (Section 6(b))
  • Implementation subject to availability of appropriations (Section 6(a))
  • Prior inconsistent achievement of statutory goals suggests structural barriers may persist
Presidential Memorandum: Establishing an Interagency Task Force on Federal Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses · Executive Orders