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EMD-79-83 1 (1979-06-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaazlf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. C.C. IM, B-178205 June 26, 1979 The Honorable Thomas A. Luken, Chairman Subcommittee on Impact of Energy Problems, Environment and Safety Requirements and Government Research on Small Business - Committee on Small Business /4 109786 House of Representatives / &-I Dear Mr. Chairman: °pVl - At youriie.I4 we reviewed the effectiveness of the L Department of Energy's efforts to encourage small business contracting in solar energy research and development. In- terest in this area was also expressed by Representative Alvin J. Baldus, the former Subcommittee Chairman; by the Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce; and by the Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Supply, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Our review was conducted primarily at the Department's headquarters office in Washington, D.C., and information on small business con- tracting activities was obtained at the Chicago, Illinois, and Albuquerque, New Mexico, Operations Offices.. .Although our work focused initially on the Department's small business contracting practices in the solar research and development area, we found problems applicable to the Department's overall efforts to encourage small business contracting. While the Department has taken several actions, it can do more to foster contracting with small business. Specifically, the areas which concern us relate to the following: --Department goals for awarding contracts to small busi- ness appear to be based on incomplete information; however, if the reported percent of small business contract awards for fiscal year 1978 is accurate, the fiscal year 1979 goal appears to be low. --Guidance for maximizing small business contract awards is insufficient. AC 4 , ,f AEMD-79-3 F O (300531)

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