Small PC manufacturers exist- SBA says to use them

[Another of an occasion series of items resurrected from the past for your attention.]

Effective Nov. 28, 2006, PC's are required to be purchased from small businesses (and service disabled veteran-owned small businesses, or 8(a) BusinessDevelopment Program contractors). This is a change and according to the Federal Register notice, it is in response to receiving comments from small businesses that they have provided PC's to the government.

I guess that means keep your eyes peeled for small business vendors of PCs, especially at fiscal year-end. I haven't checked, but maybe they will be on an ITEC4 or GSA schedule somewhere.