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GAO-17-550, PUERTO RICO: Information on Trends and Challenges to Small Business Federal Contracting

Collection
Audits & Oversight
Entity
issuer: GAO
Date
2017
Type
Audit
Identifiers
GAO-17-550, GAO-12-873, GAO-08-643, GAO-14-36, P.L. 105-135, P.L. 114-187

PUERTO RICO Information on Trends and Challenges to Small Business Federal Contracting Report to Congressional Committees June 2017 GAO-17-550 United States Government Accountability Office United States Government Accountability Office Highlights of GAO-17-550, a report to congressional committees June 2017 PUERTO RICO Information on Trends and Challenges to Small Business Federal Contracting What GAO Found From fiscal years 2006 through 2016, a higher percentage of federal contracting obligations was awarded to small businesses within Puerto Rico for contracts performed there compared to the percentage for small businesses nationwide, particularly in the last 4 fiscal years of the period (see fig.). In fiscal year 2016, small businesses in Puerto Rico received about 47 percent of federal contracting obligations to Puerto Rico (about $319 million out of $682 million) compared to 23 percent of federal obligations awarded to small businesses nationwide. …

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