Office of Federal Contract Assistance

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• Office of Federal Contract Assistance
• for Women Business Owners
• (CAWBO)

Established to increase participation by
Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB) in
Government Contracting
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Women-Owned Business in the US

• l 5.4 million businesses
• l Employ 7.1 million
• l 26 of all business
• l Over 818 billion in sales revenue
• l Fastest-growing

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Contracts to WOSB by Major Procurement Agencies
l 200 billion-total procurement l 4.6 billion
to WOSB l 2.3 of total prime contract
dollars l 4 Agencies exceeded the 5 goal
FY 2000
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Total Federal Procurement Total Federal
Procurement to WOSB
200,000
186,000
182,000
000,000 (SF 281 279) Total Federal
Procurement Total Federal Procurement to WOSB
4,000
4,600
4,600
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Federal Procurement Statistics for Women-Owned
Business
FY 2000
3/15/2001 Office of Federal Contract Assistance
for Women Business Owners (CAWBO)
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Major Procurement AgenciesPercent of 2000 Total
FY 2000
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Major Procurement AgenciesPercent of WOSB 2000
Total
All Others
FY 2000
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New Procurement Program for WOSB

• l Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (1994)
• l Office of Federal Contract Assistance for Women
  Business Owners (CAWBO) established
• l Section 811(m) of Public Law 106-554 (Dec.
  2000)

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CAWBO'S MISSION
From FASA in 1994 to December 2000
Legislation, the mission is clear and reinforced

• l Increase Federal Contracting to WOSB to at
  least 5 in both prime and subcontract dollars.
• l Work with agencies to increase the percentage
  of contract dollars awarded to WOSB.
• l Increase the number of WOSB and women's
  organizations registered in PRO-Net and involved
  in federal contracting.

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What is PRO-Net ?
l Electronic gateway to procurement
opportunities l A search engine l A marketing
tool l A link to procurement opportunities
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How to Use PRO-Net
l Visit SBAs Web site http//www.sba.gov
l Click the PRO-Net button l Register or Update
your previous registration l Search for
procurement opportunities
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Link for G2B Commerce
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New Procurement Program for WOSB

• l Public Law 106-554, Section 811(m)
• l Legislation enacted December 21, 2000
• l Authorizes restricted competition for WOSB
• l Whether to use this legislation to meet agency
  WOSB Procurement goals is left to the discretion
  of the contracting officer

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Office of Federal Contract Assistance for Women
Business Owners (CAWBO)