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SAVE THE STORY AS STORY1.HTM THRU STORY99.HTM. --> <P> <h2> <i>Set-Aside Alert</i> news analysis: </h2> <h1> US Government reached 24.34% in small biz procurement in FY2016 </h1> <h4> Fourth year in a row that Obama Administration exceeded goal; Disabled veterans goal met; but not HUBZone or women-owned </h4> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Obama Administration exceeded the 23% statutory goal for small business procurement for the fourth year in a row in fiscal 2016, the Small Business Administration announced. </p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The total value of small business federal contracts rose to $100 billion, up from $91 billion in fiscal 2015. </p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; However, in percentage terms, there was a new calculation to consider. There was a significant change in the value of contracting dollars for which small businesses were to be considered eligible. </p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In fiscal 2016, the SBA for the first time included overseas contracts in the pool of eligible contracts, and the total value of the eligible contracts increased to $411 billion, from $352 billion the year before. As the pool expanded, the percentage that goes to small businesses was expected to shrink. </p> <blockquote> <center><i>See agency-by-agency<br> charts on below. <br> For a printer-friendly copy of the <br>FY2016 Small Business Scorecard, <br><a href="2016scorecard.xlsx">click here</i></b></a> </center> </blockquote> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Small vendors won 24.34% of eligible contracts in fiscal 2016, down from a high of 25.75% the year before, the SBA said. The goal set by Congress is 23%. </p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In addition, it was the fifth year in a row that federal agencies reached the 3% goal for contracting with service-disabled veterans (SDVOSBs), rising from 3.93% to 3.98%. </p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total dollars awarded to service-disabled veterans also was on the upswing, from $13.8 billion to $16.3 billion, which is an 18% increase in one year. </p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The goal for small disadvantaged businesses also was met. </p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Striking a bipartisan tone, SBA Administrator Linda McMahon--an appointee of President Trump-- said she was  pleased to announce President Obama s small business goal achievement. </p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  It is a win-win for federal agencies to get small business contracts into the hands of the innovative small business owners that create jobs, McMahon said in a statement. </p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Despite the wins, there were some disappointing results. The percentage of contracting with Women-Owned Small Businesses dipped to 4.79%, falling short of the 5% goal. It was 5.05% the year before. </p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; But in terms of actual dollars awarded, WOSB contracting increased from $17.8 billion in fiscal 2015 to $19.7 billion in fiscal 2016. </p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Similarly, the percentage of HUBZone contracting fell to 1.67% from 1.82%. But in actual dollars, HUBZone contracting trended up, from $6.4 billion to $6.9 billion. </p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The SBA gave the government an  A grade for small business procurement, despite falling short on meeting its HUBZone and women-owned goals. </p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That stirred criticism from attorney Steven Koprince. </p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  The government missed its Fiscal Year 2016 HUBZone goal by a country mile, and didn t hit the 5% WOSB goal, either. But according to the SBA, the government deserves an  A, Koprince wrote in his blog.  That s some rather generous scoring, wouldn t you say? </p> <p> <center> <table> <caption>US government small business procurement in fiscal 2016</caption> <tr><th>Category</th><th> Percentage</th><th>Dollars </th></tr> <tr><td>Total small business </td><td align="right">24.34% </td><td align="right">$100.0 billion </td></tr> <tr><td>Small disadvantaged </td><td align="right">9.52% </td><td align="right">$39.1 billion </td></tr> <tr><td>SDVOSB </td><td align="right">3.98% </td><td align="right">$16.3 billion </td></tr> <tr><td>WOSB </td><td align="right">4.79% </td><td align="right">$19.7 billion </td></tr> <tr><td>HUBZone </td><td align="right">1.67% </td><td align="right">$6.9 billion </td></tr> </table> </center> </p> <p> <center> <table> <caption>Top 10 agencies in small business procurement, ranked by $</caption> <tr><th>Agency</th><th>Percentage</th><th>Dollars </th></tr> <tr><td>DOD 22.94% </td><td align="right"> $57.8 billion </td></tr> <tr><td>VA </td><td align="right"> 29.88% </td><td align="right">$6.9 billion </td></tr> <tr><td>HHS </td><td align="right">23.02% </td><td align="right">$5.4 billion </td></tr> <tr><td>DHS </td><td align="right">36.95% </td><td align="right">$5.2 billion </td></tr> <tr><td>USDA </td><td align="right">56.24% </td><td align="right">$3.3 billion </td></tr> <tr><td>NASA </td><td align="right">16.67% </td><td align="right">$2.7 billion </td></tr> <tr><td>State </td><td align="right">28.56% </td><td align="right">$2.5 billion </td></tr> <tr><td>DOJ </td><td align="right">31.72% </td><td align="right">$2.2 billion </td></tr> <tr><td>Commerce </td><td align="right">41.40% </td><td align="right">$1.9 billion </td></tr> <tr><td>Interior </td><td align="right">59.67% </td><td align="right">$1.8 billion </td></tr> </table> </center> </p> <p> <center> <table> <caption>Top 10 agencies in small business procurement, ranked by %</caption> <tr><th>Agency</th><th>Percentage</th><th>Dollars </th></tr> <tr><td>SBA </td><td align="right">73.70% </td><td align="right">$112 million </td></tr> <tr><td>Interior </td><td align="right">59.67% </td><td align="right">$1.8 billion </td></tr> <tr><td>USDA </td><td align="right">56.24% </td><td align="right">$3.3 billion </td></tr> <tr><td>DOT </td><td align="right">51.77% </td><td align="right">$983 million </td></tr> <tr><td>HUD </td><td align="right">46.34% </td><td align="right">$515 million </td></tr> <tr><td>Commerce </td><td align="right">41.44% </td><td align="right">$1.9 billion </td></tr> <tr><td>EPA </td><td align="right">40.09% </td><td align="right">$638 million </td></tr> <tr><td>NRC </td><td align="right">37.12% </td><td align="right">$84 million </td></tr> <tr><td>SSA </td><td align="right">36.67% </td><td align="right">$550 million </td></tr> <tr><td>DHS </td><td align="right">36.95% </td><td align="right">$5.2 billion </td></tr> </table> </center> </p> <p> <center> <table> <caption>Top 5 agencies for SDVOSB procurement, ranked by %</caption> <tr><th>Agency</th><th>Percentage</th></tr> <tr><td>Veterans Affairs </td><td align="right">17.76% </td></tr> <tr><td>SBA </td><td align="right">11.20% </td></tr> <tr><td>NRC </td><td align="right">6.14% </td></tr> <tr><td>DHS </td><td align="right">5.99% </td></tr> <tr><td>State </td><td align="right">5.40% </td></tr> </table> </center> </p> <p> <center> <table> <caption>Top 5 agencies for WOSB procurement, ranked by %</caption> <tr><th>Agency</th><th>Percentage</th></tr> <tr><td>SBA </td><td align="right">21.73% </td></tr> <tr><td>HUD </td><td align="right">20.12% </td></tr> <tr><td>SSA </td><td align="right">13.39% </td></tr> <tr><td>Interior </td><td align="right">12.86% </td></tr> <tr><td>Labor </td><td align="right">12.03% </td></tr> </table> </center> </p> <p> <center> <table> <caption>Top 5 agencies for HUBZone procurement, ranked by %</caption> <tr><th>Agency</th><th>Percentage</th></tr> <tr><td>DOT </td><td align="right">10.86% </td></tr> <tr><td>SBA </td><td align="right">6.54% </td></tr> <tr><td>Interior </td><td align="right">4.87% </td></tr> <tr><td>Treasury </td><td align="right">4.49% </td></tr> <tr><td>Commerce </td><td align="right">4.23% </td></tr> </table> </center> </p> <p> <center> <table> <caption>Top 5 agencies for HUBZone procurement, ranked by %</caption> <tr><th>Agency</th><th>Percentage</th></tr> <tr><td>SBA </td><td align="right">39.48% </td></tr> <tr><td>Interior </td><td align="right">27.07% </td></tr> <tr><td>HUD </td><td align="right">23.28% </td></tr> <tr><td>Labor </td><td align="right">22.90% </td></tr> <tr><td>DOT </td><td align="right">21.64% </td></tr> </table> </center> </p> <p> <b>More information:</b> <i>Set-Aside Alert</i>'s FY16 Small Business Scorecard, <a href="2016scorecard.xlsx">click here</i></b></a><br> SBA FY16 Scorecard: <a href="http://goo.gl/EieF2s">http://goo.gl/EieF2s</a><br> Koprince blog: <a href="http://goo.gl/ADUT6D">http://goo.gl/ADUT6D</a> </p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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