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WASHINGTON, May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Today, the U.S. Women s Chamber of Commerce releases a report entitled
Stop the Loss of Small Business Federal Suppliers ( http://uswcc.org/stop-the-loss ) which highlights the impact the U.S. government s unregulated purchasing practice known as Category Management through Best-In-Class contracts has had on small business participation as federal suppliers. Between FY 2017 and FY 2020 America lost 24% of our small business federal suppliers across all industries and federal agencies totaling 21,500 small businesses. New small business entrants into the federal marketplace have also dropped significantly.
In 2017 through an executive order, the federal government implemented the federal acquisition process known as Category Management through Best-In-Class contracts, which introduced the concept of Tiered procurements. This unregulated process resulted in larger contracts going to fewer and large
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WASHINGTON, March 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ To ensure women-owned firms receive their fair share of federal government contracts, today, the U.S. Women s Chamber of Commerce ( http://www.uswcc.org ) calls on President Biden to sign a single Executive Order requiring small business suppliers are included in Category Management Best-In-Class (BIC) contracts.
The U.S. Women s Chamber of Commerce and its members call on President Biden to sign a Presidential Executive Order to specifically:
Recognize ALL Small Business spending as BIC Tier 3, regardless of the contract vehicle.
Add a training requirement that all agency leadership and acquisition staff must receive training on the Category Management / BIC initiative that ensures small business inclusion.