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b'The Commerce Department\\u2019s Commerce Acquisition for Transformational Technology Services (CATTS) multiple award contract is the perfect microcosm of all that\\u2019s wrong with federal procurement and small business. Despite the fact there are thousands of contracts that agencies award every day going off without a hitch \\u2014 at least that\\u2019s the important reminder from former federal executive David Drabkin and many others over the years \\u2014 the Commerce effort to create a high-dollar, long-term relationship with small businesses flies in the face of the government\\u2019s long-held goal to increase and support the small business industrial base. In fact, it\\u2019s easy to argue that CATTS, and really many other similar acquisitions efforts, are detrimental to that goal.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'