U.S. General Services Administration Tony L. Gregg Business Specialist Greater Southwest Region An Overview of the Federal Government’s Small Business.

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Tony L. GreggTony L. GreggBusiness SpecialistBusiness SpecialistGreater Southwest RegionGreater Southwest Region

An Overview An Overview of theof the

Federal Government’s Federal Government’s Small Business ProgramsSmall Business Programs

An Overview An Overview of theof the

Federal Government’s Federal Government’s Small Business ProgramsSmall Business Programs

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Office of Small Business Utilization

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Small Business Program

Passed in 1953, the Small Business Act (SBA) established the Small Business Administration to "encourage" and "develop" small business growth, and to aid minorities and other disadvantaged peoples in securing loans and learning management techniques.

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Small Business Concern

Manufacturing 500 Employees Wholesale Trade 100 Employees General & Heavy Construction $33.5 million Business & Personal Services $7 million Retail Trade $7 million Architectural & Engineering $4.5 million Travel Agencies $3.5 million Agriculture $750,000

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Statutory government-wide procurement goals

23% of an agency’s prime contracts for small businesses

5% for small disadvantage businesses (prime & subcontracts)

5% for women-owned small businesses (prime & subcontracts)

3% for HUBZone businesses (prime and subcontracts)

3% for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) (prime & subcontracts)

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Small Disadvantaged Business

8(a) Business Development Program Assistance to socially and economically

disadvantaged firms SDB Program

Bidding benefits in federal procurement Subcontracting opportunities 8(a) businesses automatically qualify

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Woman-Owned Small Business

51% owned and controlled on a day-to-day basis by one or more women.

State certification ensures verifiable and credible reporting of dollars spent by entities on WOSB

Subcontracting opportunities on Federal contracts

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HUBZone Small Business

Stimulates economic development and creates jobs in urban and rural communities.

51% Owned/controlled by U.S. citizens, Community Development Corporation, agricultural cooperative or Indian tribe. 35% of employees must live in a HUBZone.

Prime and subcontracting opportunities and benefits

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Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned

Vets Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development Act of 1999 for vets disabled during active service in the armed forces.

Vets Benefit Act of 2003 restricts competition to SDVOSBs and allows certain prime contract awards when requirements are met.

SDV Executive Order of 2004 directs Federal agencies to develop strategies to include vets in contracting activities.

Vets Technology Services (VETS) GWAC set-aside for small SDVO technology firms from 2007 to 2012.

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Federal Contracting Dollars FY 2008

Total Contracting Dollars $453.6 Billion

Total Small Business Contracting Actions 5.9 Million

Total Small Business Dollars $93.7 Billion

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Top 10* Federal Spenders (Billions)

Defense $63.0 Veterans Affairs $4.9 Homeland Security $4.4 Health and Human Services $2.9 Agriculture $2.8 NASA $2.3 GSA $1.8 Justice $1.7 Interior $1.5 Energy $1.4

*$86.7 of $93.7 Billion

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Subcontracting Opportunities

Prime contracts exceeding $1 million for construction or $550,000 for other than construction, must contain subcontracting plans to include SBCs, SDBs, HUBZone SBs, WOSBs, and SDVOSB.

Subcontracting Plans must detail how prime contractors will assure that SBEs have the opportunity to compete for subcontracts.

Subcontracting Plans must be submitted by prime contractors prior to contract award. Failure, results in lost dollars or contract termination.

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Subcontracting Opportunities (cont.)

SBA SUB-Net http://web.sba.gov/subnet/

GSA Subcontracting Directory http://w3.gsa.gov/web/i/subs_dir.nsf/

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Register Your Company

The primary database for Federal agencies to learn about prospective vendors is the Central Contractor Registry (CCR).

http://www.ccr.gov/

Federal Business Opportunities (fedbizopps) is the single government point-of-entry for Federal government procurement opportunities over $25,000.

http://www.fedbizopps.gov/

Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) replaced the paper based Representations and Certifications process.

https://orca.bpn.gov

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Assistance & Counseling

The Office of Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) provide management assistance to current and prospective small business owners. http://www.sba.gov/sbdc/sbdcnear.html

Small Business Administration District Offices provide counseling, training and business development specialists providing free and low-cost services in your area. http://www.sba.gov/localresources/index.html

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GSA Office of Small Business Utilization (OSBU)

The OSBU promotes One GSA by facilitating programs and initiatives that provide “Access to Opportunity” to small business owners in GSA contracting activities.

http://www.gsa.gov/sbu

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Networking Events

Workshops

Outreach Events

Strategic Alliances

Publications

GSA - OSBU (cont.)

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GSA - OSBU (cont.)

OSBU Procurement Focal Points GSA Schedule Contracts

– www.gsa.gov/schedules

GSA Small Business Government-wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs) for IT Solutions

– www.gsa.gov/sbgwac

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Regional Small Business Center

Office of Small Business UtilizationGreater Southwest Region

819 Taylor Street, Suite 1E13AFort Worth, TX 76102

(817) [email protected]

Mr. Albert J. Garza, Director

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Tony L. Gregg

Office of Small Business Utilization

Greater Southwest Region – Fort Worth, TX

[email protected]

(817) 978-0800

THANK YOU!