Proposed STTR Policy Directive 2003
Section by Section Analysis
Sections 1 & 2



Section 1 of the Policy Directive sets forth the purpose of the program. SBA made only minor changes to this section.

Section 2 of the Policy Directive is a summary of legislative provisions. SBA proposes to set forth the Reauthorization Act's amendments, which are described in detail above. In addition, SBA proposes changes to address the use of the government-wide point of entry (GPE) for synopses of business opportunities. GPE has recently replaced the Commerce Business Daily as a means of synopses for business opportunities. The GPE, located at http://www.fedbizopps.gov, is the single point where government business opportunities greater than $25,000, including synopses of proposed contract actions, solicitations, and associated information, can be accessed electronically by the public. In addition, no agency must issue its solicitation for at least 15 days from the date of the publication of the GPE. The agency may not establish a deadline for submission of proposals in response to a solicitation earlier than 30 days after the date on which the solicitation was issued.