Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization | Social Security Administration               Skip to content    Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates       Social Security SEARCH MENU LANGUAGES SIGN IN/UP         Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization           External Commitment to Small Business Statement: At the Social Security Administration (SSA), we are committed to advancing our small business procurement program, and our Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization will continue its advocacy for small businesses.

  Our goal is to provide maximum practicable opportunities in SSA acquisitions to small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns.

 We will ensure that every small business concern wishing to do business with us has the necessary knowledge about our program requirements to participate as either a prime contractor or subcontractor. 

 We will achieve our small business goals by considering potential small business contracting opportunities during the acquisition process, and we will work with small businesses to reduce unnecessary barriers to attract new vendors and enhance competition.

   The Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) was established in October 1979 pursuant to Public Law 95-507, which assigned it the task of fostering the use of small and disadvantaged businesses as Federal contractors. To accomplish this task, the OSDBU develops and implements appropriate outreach programs aimed at heightening the awareness of the small business community to the contracting opportunities available within SSA. Outreach efforts include activities such as sponsoring small business fairs and procurement conferences, as well as participating in trade group seminars, conventions, and other forums which promote the utilization of small and disadvantaged businesses as contractors. 

 The OSDBU encourages buyers and program officials to consider small businesses, and to support all the socio-economic contracting programs in place under the Federal Acquisition Regulations.

 If you have any questions concerning SSA's contracting opportunities under the socio-economic programs, please contact  Leslie Ford. 

 SSA Vendor Repository

 This document provides instructions on how vendors can submit information to be included in the newly created SSA vendor database. This database will be used for COTR market research.

 Recent SSA Headquarters Contracting History

 This is a listing of awards made by the Office of Acquisition and Grants, the contracting office for the Social Security Administration.

  Attention If your firm is a small business or minority business enterprise, we encourage you to register in the System for Award Management (SAM) , formally the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database. SSA uses SAM as the primary database to identify small and disadvantaged businesses to fulfill our requirements. 

  Small Business Goals Fiscal Year 2019 Small Business Prime and Subcontract Goals for the Social Security Administration

    Categories Prime Goal Sub Goal     Small Business  30.00% 50.50%   Small Disadvantaged Business 5.00% 5.00%   Women Owned Small Business 5.00% 5.00%   Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business 3.00% 3.00%   HUBZone 3.00% 3.00%    Contact     Leslie Ford, Director  Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization  1540 Robert M. Ball Building  6401 Security Blvd.  Baltimore, Maryland 21244 

  Voice Mail: (410) 594-0111  FAX: (410) 965-2965  Email: smallbusiness@ssa.gov  

  

 SSA Monthly Vendor Outreach Sessions The Social Security Administration's OSDBU hosts a monthly vendor outreach session. Outreach sessions provide counseling and guidance necessary for successful participation in the federal acquisition process.

   When: Every third Wednesday of the Month   Where: 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244   Time: 10:00 a.m. - noon   Cost: Free of charge   Reservations: Email smallbusiness@ssa.gov. Vendors will receive an electronic invitation to the next monthly outreach session. Every attendee must acknowledge invitation and give full name as it appears on identification. Failure to follow these instructions could jeopardize getting access to the facility.        OAG HOME 

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