Show Business Office Touts Colors Think pink or yellow is the new slogan at the Small Business Office at Hill BUSINESSMEN coming to the office to see what Air Force business they can drum up are being helped by bythe bythe bythe the two brilliant colors Looking at the bid board the visitors can tell at a glance the type of procurement solicitations PINK PIl STANDS FOR small business items Yellow denotes labor set-aside set items A labor set aside procurement is an action such as asa asa asa a contract that has been specifically earmarked for firms that are in or near sections of concentrated ment Or they are located in persistent or substantial unemployment unemployment unemployment un un- un- un employment areas F. F K JARRARD chief of the office said aid that so far during Fiscal Year 1970 the Ogden Air Materiel Area has awarded percent of its total procurement dollars to the small business program A total of percent of the small business dollars was awarded by the set-aside set program MR JARRARD said that only million 7 of the million awarded to all businesses have gone to Utah firms The figure should be doubled said Mr Jarrard and he urged more executives from small businesses to come to his office oHice to see what Air Force procurement actions are available MONDAY MONDA Y THROUGH Friday is open house at the Hill small business office said Mr Jarrard and in living color |