Women and Minority Owned Businesses as Department of Defense Suppliers: Challenges and Opportunities
Abstract
This research employed a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) method to examine the challenges and opportunities presented to Women and Minority Owned Businesses (WMOB) as Department of Defense (DOD) suppliers. Data obtained from the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS), DOD Acquisition System, Small Business Administration (SBA), as well as additional literature sources served as the foundation for this research. In addition, this research analyzed federal legislation enacted between 1 January 1983 to 31 December 2018, which aided and/or hindered the competitive standing of WMOBs as DOD suppliers. In particular, this SLR examined government enacted procurement reform, which aims to increase WMOB solicitation, but often delivers undesirable results. Furthermore, this research also identifies possible unknown opportunities for WMOB advancement, as well as potential areas warranting additional research. The DODs attempt to streamline its acquisition process, while competitively positioning WMOBs often delivered conflicting results in terms of eliciting participation from WMOBs. Notably, several initiatives fostered positive reform in one particular area, while simultaneously delivering undesired results in other areas. This is epitomized by the DOD continuously exceeding government required set-aside percentages for WMOBs. This initiative fostered WMOB growth, but was subsequently undermined by the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA) and the DODs Small Business Graduation (SBG) program. Overall, the DOD supports WMOBs, but many of its initiatives deliver counterproductive results.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2019
- Accession Number
- AD1077410
Entities
People
- Terrence R. Kilgore
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology