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Federal Small Business Contracting Goals
September 15, 2022
Origins
Since 1988, the federal government has maintained annual goals for small and small disadvantaged
business participation in federal contracting. At that time, Congress required that small businesses receive
not less than 20 percent of the total value of all prime contract awards for each fiscal year and that small
disadvantaged business (those owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged
individuals) receive not less than 5 percent of the total value of all prime contract and subcontract
awards for each fiscal year (P.L. 100-656). Congress has since increased the small business contracting
goal.
Current Small Business Contracting Goals
Today, there are five government-wide statutory small business contracting goals set by Congress:
Table I. Statutory Contracting Goals
Type of Firm                                           Goal   Measure of Contract Awards
Small Businesses                                        23%   Dollar value of prime contract awards
Small Disadvantaged Businesses                           5%   Dollar value of prime and subcontract awards
(criteria for social and economic disadvantage apply)
Women-Owned Small Businesses                             5%   Dollar value of prime and subcontract awards
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses          3%   Dollar value of prime and subcontract awards
HUB (Historically Underutilized Business) Zone Small Businesses  3%  Dollar value of prime and subcontract awards
Source: 15 U.S.C. §644(g)(1)(A)
Notes: Prime contracts are those made directly to a business from an agency, whereas subcontracts are made between a
prime contractor and another business. Some federal prime contracts require a contractor to subcontract with small
businesses to create more opportunities for those firms.

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