Small businesses may not be ready for the level of scrutiny headed their way under proposed reporting rules and the contracting accountability Web site, a former contracting official said. Emily Murphy, the General Services Administration’s former chief acquisition officer, said small businesses need to make sure they understand the details of contracting rules and are following the law fully, especially regarding subcontracts. The coming scrutiny could find them violating the rules. Breaches could leave them with harsh penalties or banned from government contracting.
“This is really their window of opportunity,” before the database is fully functional, said Murphy, counsel at the law firm Miller and Chevalier.
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