How to Do Business with Treasury
Part III: Small Business Opportunities
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Special consideration is given to small businesses. Every effort is
made to insure that small businesses receive a fair share of Treasury
prime contracts and subcontracts. The Small Business Administration
(SBA) defines what constitutes a "small business" in a specific industry.
The Treasury contracting offices, when soliciting bids or proposals,
will specify the size for the particular procurement involved and require
a written statement as to whether the bidder meets that standard. Business
size standards are published in SBA's regulations at Title 13, CFR,
Part 121. You may obtain further information on size standards for your
industry by contacting the Small Business Administration.
If you own, operate or represent a small business, you should
contact the bureau Small
Business Specialists for marketing assistance and
information. The Small Business Specialists will advise you
as to what types of acquisitions are either currently available
or will be available in the near future. A Forecast
of Contract Opportunities is published each year by
the Department and includes upcoming procurement information
for each of the ten bureaus.
In keeping with national policy, the Department of the Treasury works
closely with the SBA to help small concerns (of all types) participate
in Federal procurements. Also, Treasury has a small business class
set-aside program designed to ensure that small businesses receive a
fair share of our repetitive procurements. This class set-aside program
means that Treasury procurements for services and construction up to
certain dollar amounts are reserved for small businesses. For additional
information, please contact the Bureau Small
Business Specialists.
Small business firms, especially newly formed organizations, are encouraged
to contact their nearest SBA
office for assistance and to learn of the many excellent programs
and opportunities that are available to them.
Treasury uses an automated database hosted by DOD called
Central
Consolidated CCR Registration (CCR) which is housed on the
World Wide Web. This self-registration database allows small,
small HubZone, small disadvantaged, women-owned small, veteran
owned small, and service disabled veteran owned small businesses
to enter their company information into one centralized database
that is accessible by Treasury to find new sources.
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April 3, 2008
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