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U.S. Small Business Administration
Washington Metropolitan Area District Office
Bridget Bean,
District Director
www.sba.gov/dc
Federal Procurement
U.S.
Government:
The World’s
Largest
Customer
$500 Billion +
per year
Federal Procurement
PROCUREMENT TARGETS:
Small Businesses: 23%
$500 Billion +
per year
Federal Procurement
PROCUREMENT TARGETS:
Small Businesses: 23%
HUBZone: 3%
Women-Owned: 5%
SDB: 5%
Service-Disabled Vets: 3%
$500 Billion +
per year
February, 2009
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act:
$30 billion dollars in loans
$680 million taxpayer dollars
More than 30% Recovery Act
contracts to small businesses
April, 2010
Interagency Task Force on
Federal Contracting Opportunities
for Small Businesses:
Co-Chairs:
Administrator of SBA
Secretary of Commerce
Director, Office of Management and Budget
Recommendations Include:
Limiting “task and delivery order” contracts.
Eliminating non-essential “bundling” of contracts.
Better training for contracting officers.
Holding agencies accountable for small-business goals.
Improving tools that communicate opportunities.
September, 2010
Small Business Jobs Act
Federal Contracting Provisions:
“Parity” among HUBZone, 8(a),
Service-Disabled Veteran, and Women-Owned small businesses.
Agencies to publish their bundling policies and justify bundled contracts.
Stronger subcontracting plan requirements for large prime contractors.
Discourages late payments from primes to small subcontractors.
Stronger enforcement against unfair competition.
Small Business Teaming Pilot Program
September, 2010
Small Business Jobs Act
Some Other Provisions:
8 different tax cuts worth about $12 Billion
Recovery Loans extended with additional $14 Billion
Maximum Loan limits for 7a loans & 504 loans
permanently increased from $2 Million to $5 Million
Microloan maximums permanently increased from
$35,000 to $50,000
September, 2010
Small Business Jobs Act
Educational Components:
Small Business Teaming Pilot Program
Training Centers
$50 Million to SBDCs
Small business owners who spend
at least five hours with one of our counselors
earn higher revenues and hire more people.
October, 2010
New Size Standards
NAICS Sectors 44 – 45, Retail Trades:
46 size standards increased
For New Car Dealers, size measured by number of employees
(previously measured by annual revenues)
NAICS Sector 72, Accommodation and Food Services:
size standards increased for five industries.
NAICS Sector 81, Other Services:
Size standards were increased for 18 industries.
Up to 17,000 additional firms eligible for SBA assistance
Women-Owned Small Business Program
(WOSB)
Final Rule Published October 2010
Program Start February 2011
Firms self-certify as
Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB)
or
Economically-Disadvantaged Women-Owned
Small Businesses (EDWOSB)
For 83 target industries where WOSBs are underrepresented, contract officers may set-aside contracts for
WOSBs or EDWOSBs only (under specific circumstances)
U.S. Small Business Administration
Washington Metropolitan Area District Office
For More Information:
www.sba.gov/dc