Permit state and local governments to substitute descriptions of their own programs for subcontracting and exempt monopolies regulated by governmental bodies. The Small Business Act should be amended to: -- permit the substitution, by state and local governments acting as contractors, of a description of their own similar programs for otherwise required small business subcontracting plans, if the contracting officer determines the description satisfies the purposes of the plan; and -- exempt entities that are monopolies providing services under rates regulated by a federal, state, or local governmental body from providing the otherwise required plan. By recognizing state and local government programs serving the same purpose as the federal subcontracting plan requirement, the federal government would eliminate duplication of effort, which results when various levels of government impose similar requirements having similar purposes. The requirement for the contracting officer to determine whether the description satisfies the requirement will protect the small business community at large.
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