8(m) Woman-owned Small Business Procurement Program

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8(m) Woman-owned Small Business Procurement
Program Federal Contracting Program Overview
and Ethics
Lourdes Martin-Rosa, President, 8(a) EDWOSB, WBE,
SBE, W/MBE Certified
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Womens Procurement Program 8(m)
The M in the 8(m) Womens Procurement Program
MONEY for Women-owned small businesses. On
February 4th, the U.S. Small Business
Administration (SBA) published a final rule aimed
at expanding federal contracting opportunities
for women-owned small businesses (WOSBs) and
Economically-disadvantaged woman-owned small
businesses (EDWOSB). This is a set aside program.
There are 83 qualifying NAICS codes for this
program with over 300 sub-NAICS. Learn how you
can position your firm to obtain a piece of the
30 Billion set aside for this valuable program.
If youre not a woman, nows the time to team
with one. www.sba.gov/wosb
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Eligible Industry Categories

• Allows contracting officers to restrict comp
  etition to WOSBs in 83 industry categories, identi
  fied in the SBA commissioned RAND study.
• Based on four digit NAICS codes
• Substantially Underrepresented includes thirty-e
  ight (38)  industries
• If the industry was classified as substantially 
  underrepresented,  all small women-owned business
  es can  participate. 
• Underrepresented includes forty-five (45) indust
  ries
• If the industry was classified as underrepresente
  d, the  business must show that it is economical
  ly disadvantaged.

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WOSB Requirements

• Must be a small business SBA size standards apply
  .
• Women-owned and controlled firm 51 or more owned
  by one or  more women, where the day-to-day and l
  ong-term decisions are  made by one or more women.
   
• Must be certified as a woman owned business by eit
  her a third  party approved by the SBA or self-cer
  tify by submitting relevant  documents required by
   the program.

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Economic Disadvantage Definition

• Industries in the underrepresented category requ
  ire that the  WOSB show that it is economically d
  isadvantaged.
• To qualify as economically disadvantaged, a busi
  ness owner must  show that
• Personal Net Worth does not exceed 750,000.
• Personal Income does not exceed 350,000 averaged 
  over the  preceding three years. 
• Fair Market Value of All Assets does not exceed 6
   million.
• Spousal Financial Condition is considered where a 
  spouse has  a role in the business (e.g. officer o
  r employee) and/or has a  financial interest in th
  e business.

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Contract Qualifications

• Size of the contracts eligible for restricted comp
  etition (under review) 5 million for manufactur
  ing contracts 3 million for other goods and serv
  ices
• Contracting officer must determine that there is a
   reasonable  expectation that two or more WOSBs wi
  ll submit offers for the  contract.
• The price of the contract that is awarded must be 
  fair and  reasonable.
• Joint ventures are possible, so long as the WOSB m
  anages the  contract and 51 of the profits go to 
  the WOSB.
• Contracts currently being performed by an 8(a) are
   not eligible. 
• Sole-source contracts are not a part of this prog
  ram. (under review)

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Steps to Follow
1. Learn the rules and whether you qualify
first Read SBA's WOSB Program Compliance Guide
and supporting documents for the 8(m) Program.
THEN you'll know whether you qualify, and, if
so, what documents you'll need to have ready for
the next step. 2. If you qualify, get your
documents required licenses, WOSB
certifications together. You'll be
uploading these documents soon in The SBA GLS
Repository System 3. Set up your GLS account
on SBA's web site Go to https//eweb.sba.gov/gls
Click on "Instructions for GLS" to find
out what to do next Select "Request SBA
User ID" and create your account. 4. Log into
your GLS account, enter the WOSB Program Area,
and upload your documents. 5. If you're
already in CCR ORCA update your records to
reflect your certification. If you have
not yet registered to do business with the
federal government, register and complete your
CCR profile in www.ccr.gov .
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Enforcement

• Any business that falsely certifies or misrepresen
  ts the status of the business to procure contracts
   under the womens  procurement 
  program will be disbarred.
• A status protest may be filed with the SBAs Off
  ice of Hearing  and Appeals if the contracting off
  icer or other third parties dispute the
  eligibility of a business or a contract that was
  awarded to a  small business.
• SBA can conduct site visits without notification.

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Questions???
Lourdes Martin-Rosa President, Government
Business Solutions and American Express OPEN VIP
Advisor in Government Contracting