Welcome to
the Office of
Small and Disadvantaged
Business Utilization
(OSDBU)
USDA's Office
of Small and Disadvantaged
Business Utilization
(OSDBU) was established
June 26, 1979
pursuant to Public
Law (P.L.) 95-507,
which assigned
it the task of
fostering the
use of small,
disadvantaged
and women-owned
businesses as
federal contractors.
The Mission:
to provide maximum
opportunities
for small businesses
to participate
in USDA contracting
activities.
The Vision:
to work proficiently
to ensure a dynamic,
diverse, and reliable
small vendor pool
for the Department.
April 1, 2008
- FedBizOpps
Simplified
- The web-based
portal allowing
vendors and purchases
to review Federal
Business Opportunities
has been reformatted
to make it more
user-friendly.
From the site’s
main navigation
page, any user
(not password
protected) can
utilize navigation
tools to review:
General Information,
News and Opportunities.
Vendors and Purchasers
with password
protected accounts
can take advantage
of the new functionality
features. Please
visit
the newly designed
page.
March 11, 2008
- Task Force for
Veterans’
Entrepreneurship
(VET-Force) Praises
USDA for its Service
Disabled Veteran-Owned
Small Business
Program. Read
letter
...
March 10, 2008
- SCORE
Adds New Online
Resources for
Manufacturers
- SCORE “Counselors
to America’s
Small Business”
announces a new
section specifically
for manufacturers
at the SCORE
Web site.
Manufacturers
can include businesses
that specialize
in transportation
equipment, computers
and electronics,
chemicals, machinery
and more. The
new content area
offers valuable
information, statistics
and mentoring
to help these
small business
owners succeed.
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