Small Business Opportunities

We are committed to offering "Maximum Practicable Opportunity,” to the greatest extent possible, for the following small business categories:

Efforts to provide the maximum practicable subcontracting opportunities for small business concerns may include, as appropriate for the procurement, one or more of the following actions:

• Breaking out contract work requirements into economically feasible units, as appropriate, to facilitate small business participation.
• Conducting market research to identify small business subcontractors and suppliers through all reasonable means, such as performing online searches on the Central Contractors Registration, posting Notices of Sources Sought and/or Requests for Proposal on SBA’s SUB-Net, participating in business matchmaking events, and attending pre-bid conferences.
• Soliciting small business concerns as early in the acquisition process as practicable to allow them sufficient time to submit a timely offer for the subcontract.
• Providing interested small businesses with adequate and timely information about the plans, specifications, and requirements for performance of the prime contract to assist them in submitting a timely offer for the subcontract.
• Assisting interested small businesses in obtaining bonding, lines of credit, required insurance, necessary equipment, supplies, materials, or services. Directing small businesses that need additional assistance to the SBA.
• Utilizing the available services of small business associations, local, state, and federal small business assistance offices, and other organizations, and encouraging small business entities to register with SBA/CCR.
• Participating in a formal mentor-protégé program with one or more small businesses that results in developmental assistance to the protégé(s).
• Advertising subcontracting opportunities on FedBizOpps.
• Advertising subcontracting opportunities by sending emails to small business concerns local to particular job sites.
• Keeping the playing field level, allowing all bidders reasonable time to respond, and providing the same information to all prospective subcontractors.
• Providing debriefings to unsuccessful small business offers.