Woman Owned Small Business are going to be granted the same
privileges as 8(a) businesses when it comes to set aside a rules. The SBA is
planning on amending the WOSB and EDWOSB set aside, allowing contracting
officers award sole source contracts and setting the procurement goal at 5% of
all small business.
The SBA was looking for input on the proposed program
changes are the responses have been positive. Here’s some great highlights.
·
“Fast tracking” the Sole Source Authority for
WOSBs will promote Women Owned Small Businesses to contracting officers who
have found the business they want to work with. There won’t be a need for the
long and drawn out RFQ/RFP process under the value thresholds of $6.5 million
for manufacturing contracts and $4 million for all others.
·
Setting the procurement goal at 5% on par with
8(a) programs will create the “level playing field” that WOSB have long
desired. This will have the great effect of promoting WOSB to the government in
not only “underrepresented” industries but across the board.
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Efforts to meet the new deadline for January 2,
2016 to determine “underrepresented” industries within the WOSB is a great
approach to determining where WOSBs are needed
But what will change for Women Owned Small Business? Most
importantly, self-certification will be a thing of the past.
If you’re interested in taking a look at the proposed rules,
check out the Federal Register document here: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-05-01/pdf/2015-10331.pdf.
The document also give you the chance to cross reference some FAR and CFR
regulation on Women Owned Small Business programs that will be changes once
this proposed rule goes into effect.
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