GUIDEBOOK FOR FACILITATING SMALL BUSINESS TEAM ARRANGEMENTS
SEPTEM BER 2007

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OFFICE OF SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS

Contents
Preface .......................................................................................................... v Chapter 1 Introduction................................................................................... 1
GROWTH OF TEAMING .................................................................................................. 1 GROWTH OF CONTRACT CONSOLIDATION ....................................................................... 1 PURPOSE .................................................................................................................... 2 STRUCTURE OF THIS GUIDEBOOK .................................................................................. 2

Chapter 2 Challenges of Consolidation and Bundling to Small Business............................................................................................... 4
CONSOLIDATION ........................................................................................................... 4 BUNDLING .................................................................................................................... 5 Diversity, Size, and Specialized Nature of the Requirement................................. 6 Aggregate Dollar Value ........................................................................................ 6 Geographical Dispersion of the Contract Performance Sites ............................... 6 Combination of Factors ........................................................................................ 6 SUMMARY .................................................................................................................... 7

Chapter 3 Benefits of Small Business Teams .............................................. 8