Small Business Procurement Preference GoalsIt is the policy of the United States, as stated in the Small Business Act, that all small businesses have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in providing goods and services to the government. To ensure that small businesses get their fair share, the Small Business Administration (SBA) negotiates annual procurement preference goals with each federal agency and reviews each agency's results. The SBA is responsible for ensuring that the statutory governmentwide goals are met in the aggregate. The statutory goals are as follows:

• 23 percent of prime contracts for small businesses;
• 5 percent of prime and subcontracts for small disadvantaged businesses;
• 5 percent of prime and subcontracts for women-owned small businesses;
• 3 percent of prime and subcontracts for HUBZone businesses;
• 3 percent of prime and subcontracts for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses.

The selection of a VETS GWAC company earns service-disabled veteran-owned small business credit, and also credit for all the other socioeconomic attributes a firm has except for 8(a) credit. This means, for instance, if the firm is also a HUBZone business, that credit will be available through FPDS-NG reporting.

• SBA Governmentwide Procurement Preference Goaling Program  including agency's individual goals and previous fiscal year goal accomplishments
• Agency SDVOSB Goal Trending Data/Progress Reports  from VA's VETBIZ website

Executive Order 13360VETS is a direct result of Executive Order 13360 issued on October 20, 2004, to strengthen opportunities in federal contracting for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Concerns.

Agency Executive Order 13360 Implementation Plans

A listing of agency Executive Order 13360 Points of Contact is attached below.

• Federal Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Directors Interagency Council ("OSDBU Council")
• DoD Small Business Specialists - The Army, Navy, Air Force, and Defense Logistics Agency maintain the names of Small Business Specialists associated with their organizations. Links to these websites are below.
  • ARMY
  • NAVY
  • AIR FORCE
  • DLA
  • Other Defense Agencies (ODAs) are included in a list of DoD Small Business Office Site