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.
July 1, 2009
- The Department
of Commerce's
National Telecommunications
and Information
Administration
and the Department
of Agriculture's
Rural Utilities
Service are holding
the first in a
series of public
workshops about
the application
process for broadband
grants and loans
under the Recovery
Act. To register
online, please
click
here.
June 15, 2009
- New SBA Loan
Program -.America's
Recovery Capital
Loan Program (ARC)
for small businesses
that are stressed
meeting expenses.Learn
more...
June 11, 2009
- The White House
announced plans
today to accelerate
Recovery Act stimulus
projects over
the next 100 days.
To that end, they
launched the Roadmap
to Recoveryinitiative,
an effort to reflect
the commitments
for a stepped
up level of activity
in implementing
the Recovery Act.
Feb 27, 2009
- USDA
Commitment to
BioPreferred Program
- USDA must lead
by example in
implementing a
provision of the
Food, Conservation,
and Energy Act
of 2008 (Farm
Bill) requiring
Federal agencies
to give procurement
preference to
designated biobased
products.