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Firms, Congress want a better explanation about SBAs decision to cut length of 8(a) STARS II contract

Published: Aug. 25, 2020, 12:42 p.m.

b"Some 700 companies hold slots on the 8(a) STARS II contract. The Small Business Administration pulled the rug out from under them. It let the General Services Administration raise the ceiling of the popular governmentwide acquisition contract by $7 billion but only if the contract\\u2019s period of performance was reduced by nearly two years. The small firms say SBA's decision is shortsighted and misinformed, and reverses decades of small business policy and precedence. In his weekly Reporter's Notebook, executive editor Jason Miller looked into this controversy. Jason joined us to discuss.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"