This Act should lead to a proverbial “one-stop shop” (clever name for the law!) for compliance guides for small business contractors, or at least lead contractors to an actual contact for their questions, within a single click. Unfortunately, at this time we are still in the “6-Month” window for the website to be created. So, for the time being, it may be good to review or discuss some of the most frequently requested Agency Offices of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization, as we eagerly await the website to come online. Below is a list and links to some of the more commonly referenced agencies in Government Contracting’s Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization. While your mileage my vary, the people in these offices can serve as an advocate for small businesses in their dealing with the agency, and in some cases even in dealing with prime contractors if your company is a subcontractor…
We encourage you to familiarize yourself with these sites, or the site of any agency of which you contract with, as they can be a great help for your contracting questions…
- Department of Veteran Affairs, Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization: https://www.va.gov/osdbu/…
- Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization: https://www.hhs.gov/about/agencies/asfr/ogapa/osdbu/index.html… Read the full article here.