Welcome to
the Office of
Small and Disadvantaged
Business Utilization
(OSDBU)
USDA's Office
of Small and Disadvantaged
Business Utilization
(OSDBU) was established
June 26, 1979
pursuant to Public
Law (P.L.) 95-507,
which assigned
it the task of
fostering the
use of small,
disadvantaged
and women-owned
businesses as
federal contractors.
The Mission:
to provide maximum
opportunities
for small businesses
to participate
in USDA contracting
activities.
The Vision:
to work proficiently
to ensure a dynamic,
diverse, and reliable
small vendor pool
for the Department.
November 14,
2008, SBA News
Release - Small
Businesses Are
America's Innovators
Small businesses
develop more patents
per employee than
larger businesses,
with the smallest
firms, those with
fewer than 25
employees, producing
the greatest number
of patents per
employee. Read
more ...