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SAVE THE STORY AS STORY1.HTM THRU STORY99.HTM. --> <P> <!--<h2> <i>Set-Aside Alert</i> exclusive: </h2> --> <h1> Will NDAA s  Amazon mkt. hurt small biz? </h1> <!--<h4> </h4> --> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Even though the so-called  Amazon marketplace provision in the latest version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was watered down, it still presents a potential threat to GSA Multiple-Award Schedule contract holders, many of whom are small businesses. </p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The NDAA s Section 846 authorizes the development and implementation of one or more e-commerce platforms for commercial items that could be purchased by the Defense Dept. </p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Compared with similar language in the House version (formerly Section 801), the new NDAA slows down the development by requiring substantial legal and market research. </p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; It allows the General Services Administration up to three years to roll out the e-commerce platform, which must conform to federal procurement rules. It calls for advice from outside experts and says competitive acquisition procedures must be used in the setup. It also says sales data will be transmitted to GSA only. Many observers view Amazon as a top competitor for the e-commerce platform. </p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The NDAA says GSA must assess the impact on small business set-asides and GSA Schedule holders. </p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Meanwhile, specialists are warning small business GSA Schedule holders to monitor the marketplace development closely because it could have a major effect on them. </p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  Product companies must pay close attention to the creation of this program. It could have a significant impact on GSA product-based Multiple Award Schedule contracts, Larry Allen, a contracting consultant, wrote in his blog recently.  Working with GSA and whatever advisory panel they create will be essential to protecting Schedule investments and staying ahead of the curve to make any necessary adjustments to your federal business. </p> <p> <b>More information:</b><br> NDAA: <a href="http://goo.gl/RxeFxA">http://goo.gl/RxeFxA</a><br> Allen blog: <a href="http://goo.gl/Mccn4Z">http://goo.gl/Mccn4Z</a> </p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font> </td> <!-- Begin secondary column --> <td valign="top" width="35%"> </p> <p> <!-- start contents ------------------------------------- --> <FONT FACE="verdana,tahoma,arial" COLOR="#000000"> <p> <a href="story1.htm"> <h4> What s in and what s out in NDAA </h4> </a> </p> <p> <a href="story2.htm"> <h4> Will NDAA s  Amazon market hurt small biz? </h4> </a> </p> <p> <a href="story3.htm"> <h4>  Best-in-class contracts are a trend </h4> </a> </p> <p> <a href="story4.htm"> <h4> Murphy at GSA appt. on hold </h4> </a> </p> <p> <a href="story5.htm"> <h4> Prison time for Army contractor </h4> </a> </p> <p> <a href="column.htm"> <h4> Column: The Land Mines of Unpopulated Joint Ventures </h4> </a> </p> <p> <h4><a href="inside.htm"> Washington Insider: </h4> </p> <p> <h4> <ul> <li> SBA advocacy office hires controversial economists <li> Shoraka s tips on JVs </ul> </h4> </a> <p> </p> </FONT> <!-- end contents-------------------------------------- --> </p> <p> <p> </td> </tr> </table> <font face="verdana,tahoma,arial" size="2"> <form method="post" action="/cgi-bin/goswish"> <p>Find all past issues containing these words: <br> <input type="text" name="query" size=30> &nbsp;&nbsp; <input type="submit" value="Search"> <input type="reset" value="Reset"></p></form> </p> <br> <hr> <p> Copyright &copy; 2017 Business Research Services Inc. 301-229-5561 All rights reserved. </p> <p> <h6> <i>Set-Aside Alert</i> is published by<br> <b>Business Research Services, Inc.</b><br> 4641 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 208<br> Bethesda MD 20814<br> 1-800-845-8420<br> Fax: 877-516-0818<br> <a href="mailto:brspubs@sba8a.com">brspubs@sba8a.com </a> <br> <a href="http://www.sba8a.com">www.sba8a.com</a> <!-- <ul> <li><a href="http://www.sba8a.com">8(a) Sources</a> <li><a href="http://www.sba8a.com/order.htm">Our Directories</a> <li><a href="http://www.sba8a.com/about.htm">Our Company</a> <li><a href="http://www.setasidealert.com">Events & Seminars</a> </ul> --> </h6> </font> </td> <td width="8%" bgcolor="#DCDCDC"> </td></table> <a title="hits counter" href="http://statcounter.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://c.statcounter.com/10553859/0/0486a933/1/" alt="hits counter" style="border:none;"></a> </BODY> </HTML>