Contracting

Contracting

The U.S. government is the world’s largest buyer of goods and services.  While the federal government spends billions of dollars buying from small businesses each year, not enough of those contracts are reaching small businesses, especially in rural areas that would disproportionately benefit from the chance to compete.  The committee is working to advance legislation and with SBA to expand contracting opportunities for small businesses in communities facing a persistent lack of economic investment and chronic underemployment as well as minority, women and veteran-owned small businesses.