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15 U.S.C. § 637B

Section 637b · Availability of information

Amended 1 time on record

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Ceccanti, Inc. v. United States (1984)

Most recently applied in 735 F. Supp. 429 - Colonial Trading Corp. v. Department of the Navy (April 1990)

(a) Requests for information

For any contract to be let by any Federal agency, such agency shall provide to any small business concern upon its request—

(1) a copy of bid sets and specifications with respect to such contract;

(2) the name and telephone number of an employee of such agency to answer questions with respect to such contract; and

(3) adequate citations to each major Federal law or agency rule with which such business concern must comply in performing such contract.

(b) Exempt contracts

Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to any contract or subcontract under such contract which—

(1) will be performed entirely outside any State, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; or

(2) is for services which are personal in nature.

Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel

Codification

Section was not enacted as part of the Small Business Act which comprises this chapter.

Cross References

Purchases and contracts for property, small business concerns, see section 252 of Title 41, Public Contracts.

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