Navigating Through Government Procurement and Contracting

Ann Sullivan, Madison Services Group
February 6, 2011

Background

• In 2000, Public Law 106-554 established a women's procurement program to assist the government in meeting its contracting goal of 5% with women-owned small businesses (WOSBs)
• In 2007, the SBA proposed a rule which would have allowed contracting officers to restrict competition to WOSBs in 4 industry categories and required agencies to find past discrimination towards women businesses
• March 2010, the SBA released a revised proposed rule
• October 2010, the SBA released the final program, which will take about 4 months to fully implement