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Economically and Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Certification
Economically and Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Certification
Dana Engineering Consulting, LLC is proud to announce our certification as a Federal Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business through the SBA WOSB Federal Contract Program.
Women-owned businesses are one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy. As we continue to look to small businesses to grow, create jobs and lead America into the future, women-owned businesses will play a key role. That’s why providing them with all the tools necessary to compete for and win federal contracts is so important. Federal contracts can provide women-owned small businesses with the oxygen they need to take their business to the next level.
Contracting
Contracting
The WOSB Federal Contract Program will provide greater access to federal contracting opportunities for WOSBs and economically-disadvantaged women-owned small businesses (EDWOSBs). The Program allows contracting officers, for the first time, to set aside specific contracts for certified WOSBs and EDWOSBs and will help federal agencies achieve the existing statutory goal of five percent of federal contracting dollars being awarded to WOSBs.
This certification status can be viewed at SBA’s Dynamic Small Business Search. Dana Engineering Consultants is certified as an EDWOSB under the following NAICS codes:
541330 - Engineering Services
541611 - Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
541618 - Other Management Consulting Services
541690 - Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
541900 - All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
611430 - Professional and Management Development Training
WOSB Repository Documentation
WOSB Repository Documentation
Contracting Officers have access to the WOSB Repository available at https://certify.sba.gov. Pursuant to FAR 19.1505(e), Contracting officers must check whether the apparent successful offeror provided all the required eligibility documents set forth in 13 CFR 127.300(d) or (e). DEC has filed the required documents in the WOSB Repository at SBA One Contracting Portal.
WOSB Set-Aside And Sole-Source Awards:
WOSB Set-Aside And Sole-Source Awards:
The Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced that 83 industries, ranging from facilities support to computer systems design, are in industries where women are traditionally underrepresented. If a NAICS Code is assigned to a contract solicitation in an industry in which WOSBs are substantially underrepresented, a set-aside or sole-source award may be made to a WOSB.
Four Requirements For A Sole-Source Contract:
Four Requirements For A Sole-Source Contract:
The FAR Council’s Interim Final Rule implementing sole source authority became effective on December 31, 2015. For a WOSB Sole-Source Contract, four requirements must be met:
Is the contract in a WOSB eligible NAICS code?
- Is the contract (including options) valued at $6.5 million or less for manufacturing contracts or $4 million or less for all other contracts?
- Can the contract be awarded to the WOSB at a fair and reasonable price?
- In the determination of the contracting officer, is there a reasonable expectation that there is only one WOSB that can perform?
Some of The Components of The Women-Owned Small Business Rule Include:
Some of The Components of The Women-Owned Small Business Rule Include:
- To be eligible, a firm must be 51 percent owned and controlled by one or more women, and primarily managed by one or more women. The women must be U.S. citizens.
- The firm must be “small” in its primary industry in accordance with SBA’s size standards for that industry.
- In order for a WOSB to be deemed “economically disadvantaged,” its owners must demonstrate economic disadvantage in accordance with the requirements set forth in the final rule.
- The final rule identifies 83 industries (identified by “NAICS” codes) in which women-owned small businesses are under-represented or substantially under-represented in federal procurements.
- The National Defense Authorization Act for 2013 removed the caps on the contract award size for which WOSB concerns have been able to compete.
- The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2015 allows “sole source” awards to WOSBs in appropriate circumstances.
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