# Presentation: 769186

## ACHIEVING DEPARTMENTAL SMALL BUSINESS GOALS

- Esther Aguilera, Executive Director
- Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU)

**U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY**
**October 2000**

- 2000 DOE Contractor Managers Symposium
- October 25, 2000, New York City, NY

## ACHIEVING DEPARTMENTAL SMALL BUSINESS GOALS

**PART  I - BACKGROUND**

- Esther Aguilera, Executive Director
- Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU)

**U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY**
**October 2000**

## SMALL BUSINESSES FUEL THE ECONOMY

**America’s 25.5 million small businesses generate more than half of the nation’s gross domestic product; create 80 percent of all the net new jobs in the United States; and employ 52 percent of the private sector work force.**
-    “The entrepreneurial spirit burns brightly as the creativity and productivity of America’s small businesses make our Nation’s business community the envy of the world.”
- 				 *-- President Bill Clinton (January 2000)*
-    “The Department is committed to fully engaging small businesses in DOE’s core missions and programs. We are proud to provide $3 billion in contracting opportunities to small businesses, but I want to see the Department do more.
-    “ I want to see more contracts set-aside for small business, including more contracting with small disadvantaged, women-owned and HUBZone firms. I’m a firm believer in the need to get small businesses increasingly involved in the scientific and technical work that propels the U.S. Energy Department through its missions. Small businesses have the talent and capabilities      to take on this type of work.”
- 				*-- Energy Secretary Bill Richardson (April 2000)*

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## SMALL BUSINESS ACT (P.L. 95-507)

- Since small business growth is vital to the U.S. economy, this law
- requires Federal agencies to provide small businesses with the
- maximum practicable opportunity to participate in contract awards.
- Mandates Federal government-wide goal of 23% small business prime contracting
- Requires agencies to establish goals for small business prime and subcontracting participation
- Including goals for 8(a) and small disadvantaged, women-owned, HUBZone, and disabled-veteran-owned businesses.

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## PARTNERING WITH SMALL BUSINESS

- DOE plays a key role in helping small businesses succeed in scientific, technical, and energy-related fields.
- Likewise, the Department benefits from the creativity and innovations of small business.

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## ESTABLISHING FY2000 and FY2001 GOALS 

**Recent actions will have a long-term impact on **
**the Department’s Small Business Goals**
- In November 1999, OMB/OFPP modified DOE’s 9-year method of reporting _prime_ goals, effective FY2000.
- No longer count M&O subcontracts toward prime achievements
- Changes the number of prime contract opportunities from 17% in FY1999 to 3% in FY2000

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## CHANGE IN REPORTING FORMAT

- SBA assigned DOE prime contract challenge goal of 5% (757 million) in FY2000, in an effort to meet 23% government-wide goal.

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## Is DOE in a Position to Meet Assigned SB Goals?

**Is DOE in a Position to Meet Assigned SB Goals?**
**Total FY-1999 Contract Obligations**

**$ in Millions**

**Other Contracts**
**$2,013 (13% )**

**Site & Facility Management**
** ****Contracts **
**$13,488 (87%)**

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## SBA FY2000 Assigned Goals to get 23% for Small BusinessPRIME CONTRACT DATALarge Agencies (Dollars in Millions = 000,000)

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## ACHIEVING DEPARTMENTAL SMALL BUSINESS GOALS

**PART  II - ENHANCING DOE SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM**

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## FEBRUARY 11, 2000SECRETARIAL SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

**Strategy for maximizing small business utilization and strengthening**
** ****the Department’s small business program.**
- Established FY2000 goal of $3.3 billion in small business contracts (includes subcontracting and SBA’s 5% prime goal - 757 million)
- Strengthen monitoring and accountability of Departmental small business goals, small business functions, and outreach.
- Enhancing Program, Field Office and Contractor Small Business Functions.

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## SECRETARIAL SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM (Cont’d)

- Established DOE Small Business Committee - a cross-cutting, senior level working group charged with monitoring implementation of SB improvements Department-wide.
- Procurement Tools and Guidance.  The office of Procurement  will issue guidance identifying techniques  to maximize SB participation in the award of both DOE prime contracts and management and operating contract subcontracts.
- Outreach to Small Business.  Includes the annual DOE-wide small business conference and other regional meetings throughout the country.

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## DOE SMALL BUSINESS COMMITMENT

- Enhance Small Business Prime Contracting to meet SBA assigned goal
- Continue to promote subcontracting at a base level of 46 percent, established 4/2000
- Achieve Secretary’s combined small business prime and subcontracting goal of $3.3 billion
- Highlight DOE’s _total_ small business commitment

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## ACHIEVING DEPARTMENTAL SMALL BUSINESS GOALS

**PART  III - ACTION ITEMS & STATUS**

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## IMMEDIATE ACTION ITEMS FOR FY00-FY02

- Make every effort to award remaining FY00 subcontract obligations to small businesses, where applicable
- FY01 small business goals are forthcoming, including Women-owned small business, Small and Disadvantaged Business, 8(A) pilot, and HUBZone subcontracting goals.
- Begin to identify small business opportunities in FY01-02
- Communicate with senior managers the priority we are giving to small business subcontracting.

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## ACTION ITEMS, (Cont’d)

- Partnership with Minority Business Summit (includes 15 national minority business groups)
- Partnership with Coalition of National Women’s Business Associations
- Guidance of Contract Consolidation “Contract Bundling”
- Establish Annual Energy Secretary’s Small Business Report, includes small business plans from all departmental elements in achieving prime and subcontracting goals.

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## NEW REPORTING TOOLS

**Institute Annual Small Business Report to the Energy Secretary**
- 1.  Will provide a strategy and framework for achieving and increasing the Department’s small business contracting goals and to set incremental goals over a three-year period.
- 2.  Includes small business plans from all departmental elements detailing small business prime and subcontract performance.
- 3.  The Plans are designed to encourage all DOE elements to incorporate small business participation early in the acquisition and program planning process.

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## Status in meeting FY2000 Goals

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