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  • OSDBU Director, Carmen Jones, Deputy Director, Joe Ware and SDVOSB Program Manager, Michael Spencer pose for a picture with attendees at the 5th annual Service Disabled Veteran Owed Small Business Event that was held on the Patio of the Jamie L. Whitten Federal Building in Washington, DC
  • OSDBU Deputy Director Joe Ware provides guidance to and Attendee at the 5th annual Service Disabled Veteran Owed Small Business Event that was held on the Patio of the Jamie L. Whitten Federal Building in Washington, DC
  • OSDBU Program Analyst, Janet Baylor displays our exhibit at this year’s MED week Conference. OSDBU participated in the event to provide guidance and assistance to minority-owned businesses seeking to do business with USDA
  • OSDBU staff member Michael Spencer meets with a representative of Barco Government Supply which is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business at the National Veterans Small Business Conference in Detroit, Michigan
  • Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Director and staff members at the June 6, 2012 small business outreach event hosted in collaboration with North Carolina Central University
  • Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan Welcomes Small Businesses to the 22nd annual OSDBU Procurement Conference at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center

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.

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