Partners On-Line Washington, DC, Metro Area Purchase Card Newsletter "Small Business is BIG Business" May 2009 Welcome to the Washington, DC, Maryland, Northern Virginia and District of Columbia Area Partners On-Line (Partners), an on-line source of small business concerns located in, Maryland, Northern Virginia, and the District of Columbia that accept the Citibank MasterCard. We’ve broken the Partners On-Line listing into five areas of the United States: Northeast, Southeast, Washington, DC Metro Area, Midstates, and Western as we’ve found that most cardholders want to buy from local firms. The list has also grown substantially with now over 500 small business sources nationwide that can meet your micro purchase needs (less than $3,000). This source also spotlights both Information Technology (IT) and Non-IT small businesses offering their products and services to the IRS via the purchase card. The newly added small business sources are highlighted in red text. Each company’s socioeconomic status is also identified, i.e., small business (Small), HUBZone small (HUB), small disadvantaged business (SDB) or 8(a) business enterprise (8-a), woman- owned small business (WOSB), veteran-owned small business (VOSB), and/or service disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB). Even though the companies in each listing are segregated according to geographical regions, most of these companies provide products/services on a nationwide scope. Thank you for considering small businesses. Updated Quarterly by The Internal Revenue Service Office of Procurement Policy Small Business Program Office 6009 Oxon Hill Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745 Washington, DC Metro Area: (The Washington, DC Metro area encompasses the states of: Maryland, Northern Virginia, and the District of Columbia). *By clicking on links in this document, you will leave the IRS web site and enter a web site created and operated by another government agency