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To sustain the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a premier organization in developing small businesses and maximizing their opportunities to participate in procurements, thereby ensuring a broad base of capable suppliers to support the Corps of Engineers' mission and strengthen our nation’s economic development.

Update Your Representations and Certifications

The Small Business Association increased the revenue-based industry size standards on July 14, 2014, to account for inflation. Please go into the System for Award Management (SAM) and update your revenue based size standards. In SAM, you will see an exclamation point "!" next to the 'Small Business' value for those NAICS codes impacted in your registration's Reps & Certs. You have to log into SAM, review, and resubmit your registration to apply the new size standard.

Small Business Photos

Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, Commanding General of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers with South Atlantic Division’s District Commanders and Deputies for Small Business Programs.
Small Business
Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, Commanding General of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers with South Atlantic Division’s District Commanders and Deputies for Small Business Programs.
LTC Litz and Rose M. Smalls participating in matched networking sessions with several small businesses.
Small Business
LTC Litz and Rose M. Smalls participating in matched networking sessions with several small businesses.
Brig. Gen. C. David Turner allows each SAD District Commander to brief their respective programs. Charleston District’s Program Briefing by LTC Litz .
Small Business
Brig. Gen. C. David Turner allows each SAD District Commander to brief their respective programs. Charleston District’s Program Briefing by LTC Litz .
Lt. Gen. Bostick greeting Rose M. Smalls.
Small Business
Lt. Gen. Bostick greeting Rose M. Smalls.
Grace K. Fontana, newly selected USACE Headquarters, Associate Director, Office of Small Business Programs, replacing Jackie Robinson-Burnette.
Small Business
Grace K. Fontana, newly selected USACE Headquarters, Associate Director, Office of Small Business Programs, replacing Jackie Robinson-Burnette.
Charleston District Commander Lt. Col. John Litz accepted an award from USACE Chief of Engineers Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick on behalf of the Charleston District at the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Small Business Conference. The award was for awarding more than $4.3 million in contracts to AbilityOne nonprofit agencies. AbilityOne ensures that people who are blind or living with significant disabilities can achieve their maximum employment potential, especially our Wounded Warriors.
AbilityOne Award
Charleston District Commander Lt. Col. John Litz accepted an award from USACE Chief of Engineers Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick on behalf of the Charleston District at the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Small Business Conference. The award was for awarding more than $4.3 million in contracts to AbilityOne nonprofit agencies. AbilityOne ensures that people who are blind or living with significant disabilities can achieve their maximum employment potential, especially our Wounded Warriors.
More than 1,650 professionals and 224 exhibitors attended the SAME 2013 Small Business Conference November 19-21, 2013 in Kansas City, MO. The event focused on topics of importance to small business.
Small Business Conference
More than 1,650 professionals and 224 exhibitors attended the SAME 2013 Small Business Conference November 19-21, 2013 in Kansas City, MO. The event focused on topics of importance to small business.
The Charleston District participates in several small business conferences and events each year to help spread the word about how to do business with the Army Corps of Engineers.
Small Business Conference Event
The Charleston District participates in several small business conferences and events each year to help spread the word about how to do business with the Army Corps of Engineers.
Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, Commanding General of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers with South Atlantic Division’s District Commanders and Deputies for Small Business Programs. LTC Litz and Rose M. Smalls participating in matched networking sessions with several small businesses. Brig. Gen. C. David Turner allows each SAD District Commander to brief their respective programs. Charleston District’s Program Briefing by LTC Litz . Lt. Gen. Bostick greeting Rose M. Smalls. Grace K. Fontana, newly selected USACE Headquarters, Associate Director, Office of Small Business Programs, replacing Jackie Robinson-Burnette. Charleston District Commander Lt. Col. John Litz accepted an award from USACE Chief of Engineers Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick on behalf of the Charleston District at the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Small Business Conference. The award was for awarding more than $4.3 million in contracts to AbilityOne nonprofit agencies. AbilityOne ensures that people who are blind or living with significant disabilities can achieve their maximum employment potential, especially our Wounded Warriors. More than 1,650 professionals and 224 exhibitors attended the SAME 2013 Small Business Conference November 19-21, 2013 in Kansas City, MO. The event focused on topics of importance to small business. The Charleston District participates in several small business conferences and events each year to help spread the word about how to do business with the Army Corps of Engineers.

General Information

System for Award Management Information

All contractors wishing to do business with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM). SAM is a free website that consolidates several website capabilities where you will be able to find the Central Contractor Registration, Federal Agency Registration (FedReg), Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA), and the Excluded Parties List System (EPLS). In the near future, there will be additional phases of SAM that will add capabilities from other systems used in the Federal procurement and awards processes. Click “SAM” to access the site in order to create an account, re-activate an account, or simply browse the information within the System for Award Management website.

Dynamic Small Business Search

If you want to conduct market research, confirm a small business status, or you wish to review Small Business Administration (SBA) basic rules and regulations, or you may wish to confirm a Small Business eligibility within one of SBA's procurement preference programs, users and government officials can now go to the “SAM” website. Additional marketing insight can be found by downloading “Marketing To DoD The Basics” document. If you have questions concerning marketing information on this page, feel free to email CESAC-SB@usace.army.mil.

Conducting Business with USACE

Contractor’s Registration: New contractors who wish to actively market their company to the United States Army Corps of Engineers and want to learn how USACE conducts business, registration requirements, display announcements, conduct outreach events or provide other marketing opportunities, their companies should first be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM). Select “SAM” to access the site in order to register your company’s information.

Announcements of Opportunities: Companies seeking solicitation, awards, or for other opportunities with USACE must utilize the Federal Business Opportunities. The address for this site is: (www.fbo.gov).

The FEDBIZOpps is a public website used by federal agencies to advertise solicitations that are valued at $25,000 and over. Procurements valued between $2,500 and $25,000 are generally not advertised and procurements under $2,500 are usually procured using the Government Purchase Card (GPC)

Acquisition Regulations: USACE is required to conduct its procurements subject to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and DoD, Army and USACE supplements. Potential contractors, such as company representatives, should familiarize themselves with the regulations in the links to the right and their locations.

Small Business Office

Small Business Office
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Charleston District
Attn: Small Business
69A Hagood Avenue
Charleston, SC 29403
CESAC-SB@usace.army.mil

Rose Smalls

Rose M. Smalls

Deputy for Small Business Programs

Useful Links

Acquisition Regulations

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