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.
|