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EMD-80-119 1 (1980-09-29)

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BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL

Report To The Chairman,

Select Committee On Small Business,

United States Senate

OF THE UNITED STATES


Small Business Participation In

The Department Of Energy's

Solar Energy Programs


The Department of Energy needs to take addi-
tional steps to encourage small business parti-
cipation in its solar energy programs. Although
the Department's goal is to have about 20 per-
cent small business participation in its overall
energy programs in fiscal year 1980, it esti-
mates that small business will receive about
14.5 percent of the Department's solar budget.

Some program officials established their own
informal goals for using small businesses, while
others have not. GAO recommends that for-
mal goals be established for the overall solar
program areas as well as for each solar energy
program. In addition, GAO recommends that
(1) priority attention be given to correcting
problems with the Department's Integrated
Procurement Management Information System
so that small business participation can be
more closely monitored and that (2) emphasis
be placed on providing special training for so-
lar program officials to help them better under-
stand small business problems.


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SEPTEMBER 29, 1980

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