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SBA Announces Changes to Contracting Program for Women-Owned Small Businesses

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WASHINGTON – Women-owned small businesses will have greater access to federal contracting opportunities as a result of changes included in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013 (NDAA) to the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program.

“This new law is a prime example of how the Obama Administration is embracing a more inclusive view of entrepreneurship, helping small businesses and America succeed,” said SBA Administrator Karen Mills.  “Today, women own 30 percent of all small businesses up from just 5 percent 40 years ago.  As one of the fastest growing sectors of small business owners in the country, opening the door for women to compete for more federal contracts is a win-win.”

The NDAA removes the anticipated award price of the contract thresholds for women-owned small businesses (WOSB) and economically disadvantaged women-owned small businesses (EDWOSB) to allow them greater access to federal contracting opportunities without limitations to the size of the contract.

Prior to the new law, the anticipated award price of the contract for women-owned and economically disadvantaged women-owned small businesses could not exceed $6.5 million for manufacturing contracts and $4 million for all other contracts.  

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Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program Request For Comments

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Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program

Interim final rule; request for comments.

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is requesting comments on an interim final rule amending its Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contract Program.  The SBA proposes to change its regulations to make them consistent with the inflationary adjustments that are already codified in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) as they relate to the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program and the Simplified Acquisition Threshold. In addition, the SBA is amending its regulations pertaining to the WOSB Program protest procedures so that they are consistent with the protest procedures for SBA’s other government contracting programs.  This rule is effective on January 12, 2012; comments must be received on or before February 13, 2012.

Interim Rule from the Federal Register – http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-01-12/html/2012-467.htm

Submit comments electronically – http://www.regulations.gov/#!home

Regulations.gov, the Federal government’s one stop site to comment on Federal regulations

For more information on Procurement Regulatory Alerts see http://www.sba.gov/content/procurement

For more information on Regulatory Alerts please see the Office of Advocacy webpage http://www.sba.gov/advocacy

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