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m5tors "u ! ,small ,bus9ess             
,adm9i/ration's m5tor-protege program1  
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,act may be cit$ z ! ,enc\rag+ ,small   
,bus9ess ,innovators4  #b4 ,includ+ te/+
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,section #i7;e77#e7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess 
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fch7;e77#e77 is    
am5d$--  7#a7 by r$esignat+ subp>agraphs
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means-- 7,a7 any activity  2 &  7#c7 by 
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4  #d4 ,promot+ ! use ( ,gov]nm5t-wide &
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int]ag5cy acquisitions ,section #hfe ( !
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7,public ,law #aaj-dag7 is am5d$--  7#a7
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all int]ag5cy acquisitions2  7,b7 9     
subp>agraph 7,a7-- 7i7 by add+ all      
int]ag5cy assi/$ acquisitions be=e      
include2 &  7ii7 by add+ & at ! end2    
7,c7 by /rik+ subp>agraph 7,b72  7,d7 by
 r$esignat+ subp>agraph 7,c7 z          
subp>agraph 7,b72  7,e7 9 subp>agraph   
7,b71 z s r$esignat$1 by add+ all       
int]ag5cy assi/$ acquisitions be=e      
include2 &  7#b7 9 subsection 7d71 by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#e7 ,! t]m    

assi/$ acquisition means a type (       
int]ag5cy acquisition :]e a s]vic+ ag5cy
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reque/+ ag5cy's behalf1 su* z aw>d+ &   
adm9i/]+ a contract1 task ord]1 or      
deliv]y ord]4  4  7b7 ,,gsa assi/ance ) 
c]ta9 small bus9ess contract aw>ds      
,section #i ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act    
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fch71 z am5d$ by section
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foll[+3  7uu7 ,,gsa assi/ance ) c]ta9   
small bus9ess contract aw>ds ,!         
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,g5]al ,s]vices        
,adm9i/ration may assi/ ano!r ag5cy ) ! 
process ( aw>d+ a contract to a small   
bus9ess conc]n "u ! ,,sbir or ,,/tr     
program or "u a small bus9ess set-aside4
  4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives   
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