GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING CLASSROOM
Government contracts can offer significant opportunities for small businesses, but selling to the government requires a very different approach than selling to the commercial sector. SBA has created a series of free online contracting courses designed to help prospective and existing small businesses understand the basics about contracting with governmental agencies. So whether you're just getting started or looking for ways to compete more successfully in the government contracting marketplace, check out the courses below.
Before entering some courses, you will be prompted to complete an online registration form. The registration process is simple, asks only a couple of questions, and will take less than a minute to complete. To learn more about small business contracting opportunities or to take the Small Business Administration online classes, please visit the following link: www.sba.gov/gcclassroom.
"The doors of contracting is only a key stroke away"
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Thank you for making the 22nd Annual OSDBU Procurement Conference held in Washington, DC, on April 19, 2012, a success! Remember, the 23rd Annual OSDBU Procurement Conference is right around the corner. For more information about the Council and upcoming Federal small business activities, please visit this website periodically.
22nd Annual OSDBU Procurement Conference's Facts:
- First premier OSDBU Procurement Conference White House Credited Small Business Event
- First OSDBU Procurement Conference with Town Hall Session featuring Senate Approved Senior-level Officials
- First time held in Washington, DC
- More than 3,500 registrants
- More than 130 Match-making sessions
- First Federal OSDBU Procurement Conference Cyber Café
- First Federal OSDBU Procurement Conference on Twitter
- First Federal OSDBU Procurement Conference on Facebook
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WELCOME
Welcome to the Federal Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Directors Interagency Council ("OSDBU Council") website. The OSDBU Council is an informal organization of Federal small business program officials that comes together monthly to exchange and discuss information on acquisition methods, issues and strategies; small business program initiatives and processes; and small business related outreach events that permit their respective agencies to increase their utilization of small businesses as prime and subcontractors to meet their annual requirements for services and goods.
The OSDBU Council is led by the Directors of the Federal OSDBUs who individually work closely with the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, U. S. Small Business Administration, and Heads of Contracting for each agency along with stakeholders in the implementation and execution of the Federal small business contracting programs.
The OSDBU Council host monthly meetings and each agency rotates the responsible of hosting each meeting. If you need to reach an OSDBU member, our members' page provides contact information for each of them.
 OSDBU Feature Agency(s)
It is very important to understand the mission(s) and objective(s) of each Federal agency in order to market your products or services to the government. This is the first step of many steps ahead of you in connecting with the appropriate buyer. Clink on logo(s) to be directed to the individual agency's small business program's website to obtain additional information about their small business program and activities. |
FY 2013 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
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Mauricio Vera, Chair
Director, OSDBU
U.S. Agency for International Development
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Kevin Boshears, Vice Chair
Director, OSDBU
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Teneshia Alston, Secretary
Senior Program Specialist, OSDBU
U.S. Agency for International Development
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