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Special Procurement Programs

Links to websites with information about various special emphasis procurement and grant programs will be listed at this site to facilitate locating information.

Biobased ProductsMore...Biobased Products

BioPreferred (formerly The Federal Biobased Products Preferred Procurement Program) is a preference program that serves to increase the procurement and use of biobased products by Federal agencies. A biobased product is a commercial or industrial product (other than food or feed) that is comprised in whole or in part of biological products, renewable agricultural materials, or forestry materials.

Publication of Rule to Incorporate BioPreferredSM into the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

Commodity ProcurementsMore...Commodity Procurements

Procurement of subsistence/agricultural (food) commodities are purchased by the Agricultural Marketing Service and the Kansas City Commodity Office of the Farm Service Agency.

Small Business ProgramsMore...Small Business Programs

The USDA Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) manages the small business programs within USDA. Both general and information about specific programs is available.

Small Business Innovation ResearchMore...Small Business Innovation Research

The SBIR program at USDA makes competitively awarded grants to qualified small businesses to support high quality, advanced concepts in research related to scientific programs and opportunities in agriculture. The Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES) administers the SBIR program in USDA.

Last Modified: 05/31/2007
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