Article Excerpt: A  federal office that advocates for small contractors has warned the Office of Federal Procurement Policy that agencies are not complying with small-business rules when using reverse auctions to make purchases.

Winslow Sargeant, chief counsel in the Office of Advocacy in the Small Business Administration, asked OFPP officials in a letter dated Jan. 21 to issue a clear policy statement to the acquisition community, saying contracts awarded through reverse auctions must follow the Federal Acquisition Regulation’s rules on the simplified acquisition threshold.

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Article Source: Federal Computer Week