FEDERAL PROCUREMENT: Trends and Challenges in Contracting With Women-Owned Small Businesses

Abstract

Concerned that women-owned small businesses (WOSB) were receiving contracts for only 2.2 percent less than one-half of the 5-percent government wide goal of the almost $200 billion in goods and services the federal government purchases each year, the Congress mandated that we review the progress the federal government has made to increase its contracting with WOSBs and identify any measures that could improve the government's performance in contracting with WOSBs. This report responds to the mandate by providing information on: 1. trends in federal contracting with WOSBs since fiscal year 1996, 2. obstacles that federal contracting officials perceive to contracting with WOSBs, 3. suggestions from these officials to help increase federal contracting with WOSBs, and 4. concerns of these officials about the WOSB contracting goals established for individual agencies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA387255

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