1 Information about these topics may be found in Parts 38 (federal supply schedules), 16 (types of contracts), 13 (simplified acquisition proce dures), and 19 (small business programs) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), which is discussed in the next section. Received through the CRS Web Order Code RS22536

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CRS-2 2 Another source of information about procurement terms is the Federal Acquisition Institute’s glossary, which is available at [http://www.fai.gov/pdfs/glossary.pdf]. 3 Although not a requirement, certification as, for example, a small disadvantaged business (SDB) may be advantageous and requires certificati on by the Small Business Administration (SBA). See the SBA’s website, available at [http://www.sba.gov/starting _business/special/ minorities.html], for information about SDB, HUBZone, and 8(a) programs, eligibility criteria, and certification. 4 Examples of procurement methods that do not involve establishing a new contract include using a government purchase card (that is, a credit card); placing a task order (or a delivery order) against an existing contract; or ordering from a GSA schedule (schedules are described in the next section of the report).

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