Suspend UNICOR work, say small biz

      More than a dozen small business groups are urging U.S. Attorney General William Barr to temporarily suspend mandatory federal contracting with Federal Prison Industries (FPI), also known as UNICOR, during the coronavirus pandemic.

      UNICOR employs prison laborers to produce goods solely for the federal government, which agencies are obligated to purchase.

      “With our economy in a spiral and law abiding, taxpaying Americans wanting and needing to work to support their families, it makes no sense for federal agencies to be buying products and services from inmates in FPI,” the small business groups wrote in a an April 27 letter to Barr. The groups were coordinated by the Business Coalition for Fair Competition in Fairfax, VA.

More information:
Coalition letter: https://bit.ly/2A2ZJbp

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