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Contracting Help for Small and Minority-Owned Businesses

 

Would you like to market your business on the world-wide-web at no cost to you?   Would you like to know about private and government procurement opportunities?   Is your business socially and economically disadvantaged?   Is your business located in a distressed area?   The U. S. Small Business Administration can help you answer all these questions and more.

 

Central Contractor Registry (CCR) & Dynamic Small Business Search (formerly PRO-Net)

  • CCR registration required for all federal government vendors and available free of charge
  • PRO-Net supplemental data recommended for small firms seeking federal, and private sector contracts
  • Provides opportunity to create, view and update business profile
  • Provides access to government and private sector buyers looking for qualified vendors through CCR's Dynamic Small Business Search
  • Register on-line at ccr.gov followed by supplemental small businesses data entry (PRO-Net)

8(a) Business Development Program

  • Available to businesses that:
    • meet SBA’s small business size standards
    • have been operating for at least two years prior to application
    • are owned at least 51% by U. S. citizens
    • are owned at least 51% by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals
  • Socially disadvantaged groups include:
    • Black American
    • Hispanic American
    • Native American
    • Asian Pacific American
    • Subcontinent Asian American
    • Others must provide evidence as to how they have been discriminated
  • Economically disadvantaged businesses must have:
    • personal net worth of $250,000 or less, excluding primary residence and equity in business
    • a product or service regularly purchased by the federal government
  • Application available from the SBA office or web site http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/8abd/index.html

Small Disadvantaged Business Certification Program (SDB)

  • Available to businesses that:
    • meet SBA’s small business size standards
    • are owned at least 51% by U. S. citizens
  • Must meet socially disadvantaged status as defined under 8(a) program above
  • Economically disadvantaged businesses must have personal net worth of $750,000 or less, excluding primary residence and equity in business

HUBZone Empowerment Contracting Program

  • Available to businesses that are:
    • located in an eligible "Historically Underutilized Business Zone"
    • owned and controlled by one or more U. S. citizens; and
    • at least 35% of its employees must be HUBZone residents
  • Provides "place-based" opportunities for both federal prime contract and subcontract benefits
  • Determine HUBZone status by visiting SBA’s web site www.sba.gov/hubzone
  • Electronic application available on web site www.sba.gov/hubzone

For more information on the above programs, call  (503) 326-2682 or email at pdxhelp@sba.gov.