This page is a compilation of web resources that complements The Academy’s CON 260B course, Small Business Programs. For the convenience of students, the links listed below are grouped consistent with the CON 260B Student Guide as published by The Contracting Education Academy at Georgia Tech. Please email us at info@ContractingAcademy.gatech.edu if you discover a web link that is broken so that we may update it.
Overview of CON 260A
- Download: CON 260A Overview Dec. 2013
The Latest Small Business Policy Updates and Tools
- Small Business Size and Status Integrity – SBA – June 28, 2013: FR-2013-06-28
- DoD’s Aug. 15, 2012 memo to Accelerate Payments to Small Business Subcontractors: DoD Class Deviation – Accelerated Payment to SB Subs 08.15.2012
- DoD’s July 26, 2012 memo on Maximizing Small Business Utilization on Multiple Award Contracts: Maximizing Small Business Utilization on Multiple Award Contracts – DoD – 07.26.2012
- DoD’s July 11, 2012 memo on AT&L DoD Increasing Opportunities for Small Businesses under the Simple Acquisition Threshold 07.11.2012
- Download: Small Business Contracting – OMB-SBA memorandum 06.06.2012
- SBA’s May 16, 2012 proposed rule on set-asides in the award of multiple award contracts and task and delivery orders: www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-05-16/html/2012-11317.htm
- Interim rule of Nov. 2, 2011, amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement section 1331 of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, addressing set-asides of task- and delivery-orders under multiple-award contracts, partial set-asides under multiple-award contracts, and the reserving of one or more multiple-award contracts that are awarded using full and open competition: https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2011/11/02/2011-27786/federal-acquisition-regulation-set-asides-for-small-business
- Proposed rule of Oct. 5, 2011 by the SBA, proposing: 1) that a a prime contractor must notify the contracting officer in writing whenever the prime contractor does not utilize a subcontractor used in preparing its bid or proposal during contract performance; 2) to amend its regulations to require a prime contractor to notify a contracting officer in writing whenever the prime contractor reduces payments to a subcontractor or when payments to a subcontractor are 90 days or more past due; 3) to clarify that the contracting officer is responsible for monitoring and evaluating small business subcontracting plan performance; and 4) to clarify which subcontracts must be included in subcontracting data reporting, which subcontracts should be excluded, and the way subcontracting data is reported: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-10-05/html/2011-25767.htm
- Small Business Set Aside FAQs: http://www.gsa.gov/portal/content/113371
- “MaxPrac” (Department of Defense tool to help agencies analyze their spend data and determine where small business capacity and opportunities are greatest): http://www.acq.osd.mil/osbp/docs/CivilianAgencyMaxPracFY11-0312.zip (Note: This is a password-protected zipped file that is extremely large — 100 MB — so please allow sufficient time for download. Only government representatives are authorized access to this tool.)
- The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 and the Issue of Small Business Parity: http://contractingacademy.gatech.edu/the-small-business-jobs-act-of-2010-and-the-issue-of-small-business-parity
- FY2011 Small Business Government-Wide Performance Scorecard
- Link to Individual Agency FY2011 Small Business Score Cards: http://www.sba.gov/content/small-business-procurement-scorecards
- Small Business Dashboard: http://smallbusiness.data.gov
- Small Business Goaling Exclusions: http://www.acq.osd.mil/osbp/gov/goalingExclusions.shtml
- Providing Prompt Payment to Small Business Subcontractors – OMB – 07.11.2012
- SBA Goaling Guidelines for Small Business Preference Programs – Prime and Subcontract
- What Is Simplified Acquisition?
- Small Business Program Decision Chart
Sources of Data
- SBA Non-Manufacturers Rule (FAR 52.219-14, 52.219-27) – http://www.sba.gov/content/non-manufacturer-waivers
- Federal Agency Forecasts of Contract Requirements – https://www.acquisition.gov/comp/procurement_forecasts/index.html
- Federal Procurement Data System – Next Generation (FPDS-NG) https://www.fpds.gov
- How to Use FPDS Reports to Your Advantage – Version FY2011.v1
- Central Repository of Indefinite Delivery Vehicles – https://www.contractdirectory.gov
Market Research Sources
- Veteran Administration’s Vendor Information Pages (VIP) – https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov
- Dynamic Small Business Search (formerly Pro-Net) – http://dsbs.sba.gov/dsbs/search/dsp_dsbs.cfm
- SBA’s SUBNet Subcontracting Opportunities – http://web.sba.gov/subnet
- SBA HUBZone – www.sba.gov/hubzone
- Government-wide databases of contracts and other procurement instruments intended for use by multiple agencies: https://www.fpds.gov
- Thomas Register – www.thomasregister.com
- Google – http://www.google.com
- Market Research Guide – https://contractingacademywebpdf.s3.amazonaws.com/Market-Research-SPAWAR-HQ-Policy-June-2012.doc
- Contract Management Process Guide – https://e-commerce.sscno.nmci.navy.mil/cmpg.
- Market Research – A Guide for Contracting Officers – July 2012
Calculate Savings on Bundled Contracts
- DoD Benefit Analysis Guide Book – http://www.acq.osd.mil/osbp/news/guidebook.htm
Total Small Business Set-Asides
- FAR Part 19.502-2 – https://www.acquisition.gov/far/html/Subpart%2019_5.html
Small Business Programs
- 8(a) – www.sba.gov/8a
- WOSB 8(m) – www.sba.gov/wosb
- Contracting Officer’s Guide to the WOSB Program – Jan. 2011
- HUBZone – www.sba.gov/hubzone
- SDVOSB – www.sba.gov/content/veteran-service-disabled-veteran-owned
- Small Business Size Standards – www.sba.gov/content/table-small-business-size-standards
- HBCU/MI Listing – http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/edlite-minorityinst.html
- The Non-Manufacturer Rule – A Guide for Contracting Officers – June 2012
Small Business Subcontracting Plan Evaluation Factors
- Procedures, Guidance and Information (PGI) 215.304(c)(i)(A) – http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/html/current/215_3.htm
- Pop-up Window – http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/pgi/pgi_htm/PGI215_3.htm#215.303
- PGI Viewer Mode – http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/pgi/frameset.htm?dfarsno=215_3&pgino=PGI215_3&dfarsanchor=215.304&pgianchor=215.304
- DoD Comprehensive Subcontracting Plan Test Program – http://www.acq.osd.mil/osbp/programs/csp/index.html
Subcontracting
- Limitations on Subcontracting – http://code210.gsfc.nasa.gov/autoc/html/subD19-26/F19-14.html
- Legal Protections for Subcontractors on Federal Prime Contracts – 12.10.2012
Certificate of Competency Program
Sources of Assistance
- Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTACs)
– List of PTACs on DLA’s website – www.dla.mil/smallbusiness
– Clickable map to locate PTAC nearest you appears at www.aptac-us.org/find-a-ptac
- Small Business Development Centers
– SBA list of SBDCs – www.sba.gov/sbdc
– Association of SBDCs – www.asbdc-us.org
- Defense Logistics Information Service – http://www.dlis.dla.mil/dlis-k/default.asp
- DoD Regional Councils for Small Business Education and Advocacy – www.acq.osd.mil/osbp
- Minority Business Development Centers – www.mbda.gov
- Federal Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Directors Interagency Council – www.osdbu.gov
- Chambers of Commerce – www.uschamber.com
- Manufacturing Enterprise Partnerships (MEPs) – www.mep.nist.gov
- Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) – www.score.gov
- National Center For American Indian Enterprise Development – www.ncaied.org
- The Veterans Corporation – www.veteranscorp.org
- Tribal Business Information Centers (TBICs) – www.sba.gov/starting/tbiclocations.html
- Women’s Business Centers – www.onlinewbc.gov
Outreach Resources
- System for Award Management (SAM) – https://www.sam.gov
- Upcoming Small Business Outreach Events – www.osdbu.gov/outreach_calendar.html
Marketing Strategy Assistance & Resources for Vendors
- Links to SBA Podcasts – www.sba.gov/category/navigation-structure/counseling-training/online-small-business-training/starting-business/podcasts
- Subcontracting Leads – www.web.sba.gov/subnet
- DoD’s Guides to Doing Business – www.acq.osd.mil/osbp/Doing_Business/index.htm
- SBIR Assistance – http://www.acq.osd.mil/osbp/sbir/contacts/sbir-contacts.shtml
- DoD Small Business Managers – www.acq.osd.mil/osbp/doing_business/index.htm
- Links to Small Business Offices of All Federal Agencies – https://www.acquisition.gov/comp/procurement_forecasts/index.html
- DoD FSC listings – http://www.dla.mil/smallbusiness/pages/whatDLAbuys.aspx
- Small Business Liaison Officers – http://www.acq.osd.mil/osbp/doing_business/index.htm
- Small Entity Compliance Guide for the SBA WOSB Program – Dec. 2010
- SBA Surety Bond Guarantee Program – 06.2012
Perspective
- The Demise of the Federal Government Small Business Program – DAU – Jan. 2010
- Analysis of SBA Report of Top 100 Small Business Contract Awards FY12 – ASBL
