Recovery Act Contracting Opportunities Available
The U.S Small Business Administration (SBA) is committed to helping small businesses get connected with contracting opportunities as a result of the Recovery Act. Small businesses seeking contract opportunities can should visit www.Recovery.gov, an online portal with links to informational pages on federal agencies’ Web pages and their weekly update reports. 
All federal government contracting opportunities over $25,000 will be posted to FedBizOpps. Small businesses can access this site at: www.fbo.gov. They can also learn about possible subcontracting opportunities by the prime contractor (large or small) that receive the contract award. Small businesses can identify prime contractors for subcontracting opportunities through the Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS) at www.esrs.gov.
The SBA and its resource partners, including Small Business Development Centers, SCORE, Women’s Business Centers and Veteran Outreach Centers can provide technical, financial and contracting assistance to small businesses. For more information on these organizations visit www.sba.gov. Procurement Technical Assistance Centers, funded by the Department of Defense, are also good sources of procurement assistance. A listing of PTAC organizations is located at: www.dla.mil/db/procurem.htm.
Some of the government contracting tools currently available to small businesses include a free online course, “Business Opportunities: A Guide to Winning Federal Contracts,” which is a self-paced guide and easy-to-follow training course that can be accessed by visiting www.sba.gov/training, clicking on the menu of free online courses and selecting the first course listed under Government Contracting. Other tools include a brochure entitled, “Opening Doors to Federal Government Contracting Opportunities,” available at www.sba.gov/openingdoors, and three fact sheets – Federal Contracting Opportunities
for HUBZone Entrepreneurs,
Federal Contracting Opportunities for Women-Owned Small Businesses and Federal Contracting Opportunities for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses available
at: http://www.sba.gov/tools/resourcelibrary/publications/index.html.
Small businesses seeking contract opportunities can also contact the Office of Small Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) in any of the procuring federal agencies. These offices assist small businesses with obtaining contracts and subcontracts with federal agencies and prime contractors. For a list of OSDBUs in the procuring federal agencies and their contact information, visit http://www.osdbu.gov/offices.html.
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