Welcome to the Office of Small and
Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU)
DOI WEBINARS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES!
Every Other Wednesday
Next Webinar:
GENERAL WEBINAR FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
Wednesday July 7
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time
TOPICS:
- Pursuing Contracting Opportunities
- Building Positive Relationships
- Learning about the US Department of the Interior
Please click here for registration
*Space Limited to First 100 Registrants for Each Session*
Future Webinar Schedule
THE 6th ANNUAL NATIONAL VETERAN SMALL BUSINESS EXPO!
(The largest national Veteran Small Business Conference)
Caesars Palace
Las Vegas, NV
July 19 – 22, 2010
Click here for more details
 Upcoming Small Business Outreach Events
OSDBU Toll Free Number: 1-877-375-9927
Non Discrimination Notice to U.S. Department of the Interior Contractor, Subcontractors, and Lessors
Based upon law, Executive Order, or internal policy, the Department of the Interior prohibits discrimination in the workplace, including sexual harassment, based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, disability, age, or sexual orientation. The Department urges its contractors, subcontractors, and lessors to develop and enforce comprehensive anti-discrimination policies for their places of work. (December 1999)
Department's Mission
The Small Business Program
Mission and Overview
Message from the Director
The Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, U.S. Department of the Interior, welcomes you to the Department’s Small Business Program. Our vision is to assist small businesses in seeking contracts with the Department. We hope the information provided on this website is of assistance to you as you consider selling your services or products to us.
The Department has many buying activities working independently of each other to achieve our small business program goals. Our mission is to ensure that small businesses who have an interest in doing business with the Department have the necessary tools required to build positive relationships with our bureaus and offices.
We understand that small businesses are the cornerstone to our economy and working together we continue to make a difference.
Please note that this website was designed to complement your research as you gain a better understanding of the Department of the Interior.
Mark Oliver
Director
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) was created as part of the Small Business Act (SBA) to ensure that small and disadvantaged businesses are provided maximum practicable opportunity to participate in the agency's contracting process. Pursuant to Public Law 95-507, every federal agency is required to have an OSDBU.
The primary responsibility of the OSDBU is to ensure that small businesses are treated fairly and have an opportunity to compete and be selected for a fair amount of the agency's contracting and subcontracting dollars.
OSDBU's Mission
- To ensure that small business policies and goals of the Department are implemented in a fair, efficient, and effective manner to serve small businesses.
- To implement DOI's activities on behalf of small businesses, in accordance with Sections 8, 15, and 31 of the SBA, as amended.
- To provide opportunities, technical assistance, and financial services to the small business community.
OSDBU's Customers are:
- Small Businesses (SB)
- Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB)
- 8(a) firms
- Woman-Owned Businesses (WOB)
- Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Businesses
- Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB)
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB)
For further information about the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization and the Small Business Program you may send an email to DOI_OSDBU@ios.doi.gov or you may call 202-208-3493.
Deputy Assistant Secretary: Budget and Business Management Statements 
SBA/DOI Partnership Agreement: Partnership Agreement
DOI Continues Its Outreach.
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