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Office of Government Contracting

Area VI

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FY ’09 Goal!FY ’09 Goal! More Federal Contracts for Small

Business More Small Businesses with Federal

Contracts More Education for Small

Businesses on Government Contracting

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Procurement Center Representative Procurement Center Representative (PCR) Program(PCR) Program

• Mission

• Staffing

• Performance Measurement

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SBA’s MissionSBA’s Mission

Maintain and strengthen the economy by enabling the establishment and viability of small businesses.

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Current StaffingCurrent Staffing

• 66 PCRs in 28 states covering 255 buying activities – On-site at 19 of the Top 50 activities– 25 of the 66 perform other-than-PCR

functionsCertificates of Competencies (COCs)Size DeterminationsSubcontracting compliance reviewsSmall Business counseling

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Enhanced ProgramEnhanced Program

• Each PCR is full-time – performs PCR function

• As vacancies occur, place PCR on-site at the buying activity

• Fill actions in process• Performance Measurement

– # of Acquisitions reviews– # of Form 70s (appeals issued) plus Goal

Achievement (3 yr. trends)

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Useful SBA Web SitesUseful SBA Web Sites

• SBA – www.sba.gov

• HUBZone – www.sba.gov/hubzone

• 8(a) – www.sba.gov/8abd

• SBA Offices of Government Contracting – www.sba.gov/GC/indexcontacts.html