The federal government prefers to contract with small businesses whenever possible. Contracting officials can use federal setaside opportunities and solesource contracts to help their agencies meet their small business contracting goals.

Federal agencies reduce competition down to small groups of government contractors by using setasides. For example, contract opportunities might be setaside so only HUBZone, WOSB, or SDVOSBs can compete.

00:45 ➢ Success story of setaside opportunities at State Department
02:58 ➢ Training overview
04:50 ➢ Why is there a federal setaside process? How do federal setaside opportunities work

08:49 ➢ Which federal agencies award the most setaside contracts?
11:11 ➢ Step by Step: Search federal setaside opportunities in USA Spending https://www.usaspending.gov/

17:00 ➢ How to push federal opportunities to be setaside
➢ Use a script with specific language to request setasides and group advocate as #wosb, #HUBZone, sdvosb and 8(a) minority owned businesses

21:45 ➢ Start early by using LRAF – Long Range Acquisition Forecasts (see example of Dept of Commerce)

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LRAF – Long Range Acquisition Forecasts
•   / federallongrangeacquisitionforecastsl...  
Womenowned Small Businesses
• https://www.govconchamber.com/wosb
SBA 8(a)certified minority owned small businesses
• https://www.govconchamber.com/8a


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