| Preface |
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| Summary |
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| Acknowledgments |
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| Abbreviations |
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Small Business and the Department of Defense |
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1 | (4) |
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DoD Prime Contract Purchases from Small Businesses as Defined by Government Threshold Sizes |
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5 | (14) |
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Small Businesses in DoD Industries |
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5 | (7) |
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12 | (3) |
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15 | (4) |
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The Effect of Bundling on Small-Business Opportunities |
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19 | (10) |
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19 | (4) |
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23 | (1) |
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Prevalence of Bundling in DoD Procurement |
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24 | (3) |
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27 | (2) |
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Subcontracting in Professional Services and Research and Development |
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29 | (10) |
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Data on Prime Contracts and Subcontracts for Professional and R&D Services |
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30 | (6) |
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30 | (3) |
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33 | (1) |
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Other Subcontracting Data |
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34 | (2) |
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Continuing Issues and Implications |
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36 | (3) |
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Obstacles to Technology Transition in the SBIR Program |
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39 | (12) |
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39 | (2) |
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Transfer of SBIR Technology to the DoD Acquisition System |
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41 | (6) |
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General Accounting Office Evaluations |
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41 | (2) |
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National Research Council Evaluations |
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43 | (3) |
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46 | (1) |
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Small Business Technology Council Evaluation |
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46 | (1) |
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Addressing the Impediments to DoD SBIR Technology Transition |
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47 | (1) |
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Additional Research Needs |
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48 | (3) |
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The Mentor-Protege Program |
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51 | (8) |
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Program Development and Evaluation |
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51 | (5) |
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56 | (1) |
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Conclusions and Recommendations |
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57 | (2) |
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The Effect of Electronic Payment Systems on Small Businesses |
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59 | (10) |
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An Overview of DFAS Electronic Commerce Systems |
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59 | (4) |
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Data Universal Numbering System |
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60 | (1) |
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Central Contractor Registration |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (1) |
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61 | (1) |
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61 | (1) |
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Electronic Document Access |
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61 | (1) |
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62 | (1) |
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62 | (1) |
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Electronic Data Interchange |
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62 | (1) |
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62 | (1) |
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Governmentwide Commercial Purchase Card |
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63 | (1) |
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63 | (1) |
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DoD E-Commerce in Perspective |
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64 | (4) |
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Government Accountability Office Research |
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64 | (1) |
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SBA Study on Trends in E-Commerce |
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65 | (1) |
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E-Commerce in the Commercial Sector |
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66 | (1) |
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66 | (1) |
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Los Angeles County Government E-Commerce |
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67 | (1) |
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67 | (1) |
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68 | (1) |
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Prospects for Small-Business ``Graduation'' |
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69 | (14) |
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71 | (4) |
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Small-Business Graduation |
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75 | (3) |
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Success of Small Businesses in Gaining Non-DoD Business |
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78 | (3) |
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Conclusions and Recommendations |
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81 | (2) |
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Conclusions and Implications |
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83 | (4) |
| Appendix Data Availability and Quality Issues |
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87 | (10) |
| References |
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