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Small Business Office

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Jack Beecher is the award-winning chief of the small business office at Norfolk District. You can read more about Beecher here, or listen to him tell his story here.

The Small Business Office develops small businesses and maximizing their opportunities to participate in Corps procurements, ensuring a broad base of capable suppliers to support the Corps' mission and strengthen our nation's economic development.

The Small Business Program seeks Women Owned, 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zone Empowerment (HubZone) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned businesses, as well as Historical Black Colleges and Universities, and Minority Institutions with which to do business.

Contact Information

Small Business Office
803 Front Street
Norfolk, VA 23510

757-201-7077

What does the Corps buy?

The Corps of Engineers buys a variety of supplies, services, construction and engineering services. Examples of some of these acquisitions are provided below:


Construction: Barracks, dining facilities, maintenance shops, hangers, hospitals, airfields, roads, levees, dams, hazardous and toxic waste remediation, and dredging.

Engineering Services: Concept studies, master planning, engineering studies, all types of surveying and mapping, engineering design and construction and inspection services.

Other Services: Trash collection, grass mowing, janitorial, oversee and maintain recreational parks, stenographic, and real estate appraisal.

Supplies and Equipment: Generators, turbines, heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment, kitchen equipment, electronic gear, petroleum products, repair parts, lumber, cement, computers and peripheral equipment, and publications.