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Mar 31 2023    Next issue: Apr 14 2023

graph of Small Business Administration 8(a) awards FY2012-FY2022
8(a) Awards Volume FY2012 thru FY2022

8(a) set-aside awards grew by 7.44% in FY2022; still in slump

Increases for counseling, veteran contracting and more

     Federal contract awards for participants in the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) Business Development program grew in value by 7.44% last year, to $12.57 billion.

      That was in near-perfect alignment with the 7.45% increase in total federal contract award value during the same period, according to Set-Aside Alert’s analysis of data from the government’s USASpending.gov website. Total contract awards rose to $693.9 billion, up from $645.80 billion, from 2021-2022.

      But the 8(a) rise was less than the rise in the total of all types of small business set-aside awards.

      Even so, the 8(a) boost was a welcome lift after several years of slumping, following a dramatic 35% drop in fiscal 2018, as previously reported exclusively by Set-Aside Alert. From a several years long upward climb to reach $17 billion in fiscal 2017...more....

     

Next issue: Apr 14, 2023

Inside this edition:

8(a) set-aside awards grew by 7.44% in FY2022; still in slump

SBA adds 3,732 new HUBZones

GSA extends inflation memo

DOL to open Affirmative Action portal

Senate panel grills DOD on small biz vendors

OASIS+ RFP

GSA’s top 25K products

Column: Eight Key Takeaways from DOJ’s Report on Fraud and the FCA

Washington Insider:

  • National Cyber Strategy reduces small biz role
  • Final rule on use of SPRS risk assessments
  • Applying GSAR to VA’s FSS contracts
  • PTACs rebranding



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