<FONT SIZE=2>Concerns continue to mount over the impact of procurement reforms on small business. On the heels of an Oct. 2 Small Business Administration report that recorded the highest bundling rates in a decade, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy released the administration's unbundling strategy. The plan focuses more on preventing bundling -- through reviews and a higher level of accountability -- than on unbundling existing contracts. The plan seeks to hold agencies accountable for eliminating unnecessary contract bundling and mitigating the effects of necessary bundling. </FONT>
