Peggy E. Gustafson, Inspector General, U.S. Small Business Administration, Before the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, United States Senate, March 3, 2011
… implemented a cap on the number of sole-source contract awards that 8(a) program participants can obtain. However, … problem continues. An OIG review found that the growth in awards to 8(a) firms owned by Alaska Native Corporation … 82 percent of their 8(a) obligations through sole source awards. As studies have shown that sole-source contracts do …