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Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB)
Eligibility Requirements
- Must be at least 51 percent owned by at least one woman; or, if a publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the stock must be owned by at least one woman.
- Must have management and daily business operations controlled by at least one woman.
Certification Requirement
- Women-Owned Small Businesses may self-certify.
Procurement Incentives
- There is currently no authority in the Federal Acquisition Regulations for sole-source contracts to Women-Owned Small Businesses.
Authority/References
- Executive Order 12138 (1979) created the National Women’s Business Enterprise Policy and established the Women-Owned Business Program.
- The Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (P.L. 103-355) (enacted October 10, 1994) established the annual Government-wide goal for Women-Owned Small Business concerns at 5 percent of the total value of all prime contract and subcontract awards.
Procurement Incentives
- NASA goals are 5 percent of the total prime and subcontract value.
- More information on Women-Owned Small Businesses can be found at http://www.osbp.nasa.gov and http://www.womenbiz.gov.
Women-Owned Small Business Goals
- Increase the number of annual contract actions and contract dollar values to Women-Owned Small Businesses.
- Increase the number of Women-Owned Small Businesses in high-tech areas by expanding the Mentor-Protégé Program.
- Monitor the performance of Women-Owned Small Businesses subcontracting through the use of Individual Subcontract Reports at each Center.
- Monitor the Agency’s annual Women-Owned Small Business subcontracting dollars through the Summary Subcontract Report.
- Provide outreach to Women-Owned Small Businesses by participating in U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce events and attending other conferences.
- Increase communication to Women-Owned Small Businesses through greater use of the OSBP Web site.
- Include training for the NASA acquisition workforce on Women-Owned Small Businesses.
- Monitor the Federal databases to ensure that all data are entered accurately and reviewed regularly.
- Require NASA Centers to report initiatives in support of Women-Owned Small Businesses on a semiannual basis.
- Use an enterprise model to execute these goals and track accomplishments.
Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program
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U.S Small Business Administration
Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program
Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program