GTSC Signs to Support Yellow Pages Test to support Small Business Contractors

GTSC Signs to Support Yellow Pages Test to support Small Business Contractors

GTSC, along with 20 other non-profit organizations including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, joined together to support Sec. 806 of the Senate-passed NDAA, — repeal of temporary suspension of public-private competitions for conversion of Department of Defense (DoD) functions to performance by contractors.

Section 806 permits implementation of the “Yellow Pages Test” – if an activity is performed in government, but private companies that do this work can be found in the Yellow Pages of the phone book, the activity should be subject to a competition to determine if the private sector is better, faster, cheaper.  Read the letter here:

Coalition letter to 2017 NDAA Conferees on OMB Circular A-76 (7-18-2016)…