FY2011 Small Business Procurement Scorecard

This strategy resulted in significant increases in dollar and percentage awards in all five prime small business contract categories. In the overall small business category, USAID awarded 13.74% or $184 million to small businesses, exceeding its 11% goal and increasing its percentage awards by over 50% from the previous year. In the small disadvantaged business category, the agency awarded 7.67%, or $102 million, of its total dollar obligations to small disadvantaged businesses, significantly exceeding the statutory goal of 5%. USAID also doubled its prime contract awards to service disabled veteran owned small businesses, with 2.65% or $34 million in awards. For women-owned small businesses, the agency increased its prime contract awards to 4.67% or $62 million. Conversely, awards to HUBZone firms continued to be a challenge, with an achievement of 0.58% or $7.8 million. USAID prime contractors awarded small businesses 22.9% or $69 million in subcontract awards. While the agency has significantly increased its overall awards to small businesses, it continues to make every effort to balance small business goals with its obligations in support of its Global Health (GH) Bureau. GH procurements represent close to 60% of the agency's total obligated dollars, with the vast majority of funds supporting the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). PEPFAR commodity buys are procured from a consortium of 16 large organizations through a competitive contract, with market research determining that there were no small pharmaceutical firms that could provide these commodities. The agency has already begun conducting market research to identify opportunities for small business inclusion in the re-competed contract in 2013. USAID's senior leadership demonstrated a commitment to achieving the agency's small business contracting goals through regular communication with the contracting officer level. The agency also demonstrated a commitment to small business contracting data quality, utilization, and supplier base growth through regular training of acquisitions staff and efforts to unbundle contracts.